Every year, I make it my goal to get all of our Christmas preparations done before the first Sunday of Advent. This makes for a fairly busy November, but it's so nice to have a peaceful Advent season, especially now that neither of us has finals to take! So, I am happy to report that...
The cards are in the mail.
The tree is trimmed.
The stockings are hung.
The wreath is lit.
And the presents are wrapped. {I am super impressed that we got them into one suitcase! They are hiding in the dining room because a certain baby who's greatest pleasure is ripping up paper hasn't figured out how to get in there yet.}
Now all we have left is baking! Thanks to Trader Joe's and my mother-in-law's tradition of baking literally hundreds of cookies each year, I think I will keep it simple with just my favorite shortbread and fudge.
We put the tree up yesterday during Claire's nap. She was so excited to see the transformation and has spent the majority of her waking hours underneath it ever since.
Don't worry, she did get to put her very own first Christmas ornament on the tree!
Now all we have left is baking! Thanks to Trader Joe's and my mother-in-law's tradition of baking literally hundreds of cookies each year, I think I will keep it simple with just my favorite shortbread and fudge.
We put the tree up yesterday during Claire's nap. She was so excited to see the transformation and has spent the majority of her waking hours underneath it ever since.
Don't worry, she did get to put her very own first Christmas ornament on the tree!
How you do it all with a baby is beyond me! Way impressed with how on top of it you are. I always fall short. You usually are the first Christmas Card I get each year. But, this year...someone had you beat and must have sent their's out the day after Thanksgiving. But, you took a noble second. (I have still YET to order mine). Why am I dragging my feet? I don't know. I have them ready to print on my Shutterfly account. And that final picture...A.DOR.A.BLE.
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ReplyDeleteIf only I could channel your productivity power and finish writing this capstone!
Wow... I'm so impressed! Your house looks just lovely and as for baby Claire ... what an adorable little one! You'll have to post about your organizational tips some time -- I know I'll be wanting those when I'm a new mom myself. :)
ReplyDeleteVery tasteful and beautiful Christmas decorations! So homey :)
ReplyDeleteI love the chalkboard fireplace. Cute idea!
ReplyDeletep.s. Thanks for adding this post to my link-up! It's so great to revisit it. :)
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