December Daily 2016 - Day 4

Today was for Letters to Santa and Advent Celebrations for Aiden's school homework (yes, homework in kindergarten...but it was the fun kind!)

This afternoon the kids and I sat together and looked through catalogues to cut out pictures of things that they wanted to ask Santa for.  I really try to stress to them that we can ask Santa for things, but that doesn't mean he will always bring them what they ask for.  Aiden thinks writing a letter to Santa is the equivalent of 'placing an order', and he expects delivery.  Things we will continue to talk on, as well as stress the true meaning of Christmas.

In the evening we did a little Advent activity that Aiden brought home from school.  This included setting up a wreath and candles, lighting the candles, singing Light the Advent Candle as a prayer, setting up a manger scene, and reading a story.  We did this as a family, and then Aiden had to draw a picture and write about what we did (things I wish I had taken pictures of).  It was a super cute activity that I am going to suggest to my kindy teacher friends!


Tonight's Christmas Movie - Mickey's A Christmas Carol

December Daily® is a December mini-album project devised by Ali Edwards with the simple goal of capturing the spirit of December via one story per day. Read more on her website here.

December Daily 2016 - Day 3

The Story of the Christmas Movie Bed

In December 2014 my sister, who was VERY pregnant and had a high risk pregnancy, was staying with us for the month.  The only 'bed' she felt comfortable sleeping in was a foam mattress that we set up on the floor in the living room.  This was the beginning of the The Christmas Movie Bed.  We usually watch a show or read a story before bed but that year Aiden was old enough to start watching Christmas Movies!  Each night leading up to Christmas we would lay on the foam mattress in the living room and watch a different Christmas Movie.  The mattress was already set up, so it was a natural place to watch from.

Enter December 2015.  We began setting up for Christmas, trimmed the tree, hung the lights, and were getting ready for our bedtime routine.  After getting our jammies on, Aiden asked if we were going to set up the bed to watch Christmas movies!  I hadn't realized he even remembered that.  It seemed a tradition had been born.

Enter November 2016.  We had a November snowfall, and as soon as the kids saw the snow they started thinking about Christmas.  The first thing Aiden asked me?  'Is it time to set up the bed in the living room and watch Christmas Movies Mommy?'.  Love this.  For now we will stick with the foam mattress on the floor, but I hope one day to switch to a pull-out couch.  This year I bought special bedding for The Christmas Movie Bed, and got the bed all set up while the kids were at school and daycare.  They came home and found it all set up and got so excited!  Love this festive addition to our Christmas season!

Tonight's Christmas Movie - Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas (Belles on Ice, Christmas: Impossible, & Christmas Maximus)

December Daily® is a December mini-album project devised by Ali Edwards with the simple goal of capturing the spirit of December via one story per day. Read more on her website here.

December Daily 2016 - Day 2

Today was a pretty low key day Christmas wise.  It seems like the Christmas Movie is going to be quite popular this year!  The kids decided to relax before school in the bed this morning!

We also picked up our wreath for the front door.  Aiden's school sold them as part of a charity fundraiser, and it turned out to be quite beautiful! I can't wait to add a little sparkle to it.

Tonight's Christmas Movie - Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas ( A Very Goofy Christmas, and Mickey and Minnie's The Gift of the Magi)

December Daily® is a December mini-album project devised by Ali Edwards with the simple goal of capturing the spirit of December via one story per day. Read more on her website here.

December Daily 2016 - Day 1

The So much wonderfulness today! 

And so much chaos!

The kids came down for breakfast to find their advent calendars waiting for them, as well as a new tradition (thank you Ali), a wrapped Christmas book.  They will get a 'new' wrapped book each day - most aren't actually new, I pulled them from our Christmas book stash - and we can read them each morning before school.  Love this.

After breakfast I packed up and delivered the kids to daycare and school, got the little man to bed for his nap and it was off to the Christmas races for me.  We always decorate our tree on the 1st of Dec, but seeing as it is a school/work night, I wanted everything ready to go for after dinner.  So I cleaned the living room, stored all excess 'stuff' in the basement, hauled up the Christmas decor, set up the tree, hung the lights on the tree, set up the Christmas Bed in the living room (complete with new Christmassy bedding that is ADORABLE), put up the garland and lights on the banister and railing, sorted through all decor and put what we didn't need back downstairs, and then waited for kids to be ready to pick up.

So fun seeing them walk into the house partially decorated.  They absolutely LOVE this season just as much as I do!

Tonight's Christmas Movie - Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (Donald Duck Stuck On Christmas)

December Daily® is a December mini-album project devised by Ali Edwards with the simple goal of capturing the spirit of December via one story per day. Read more on her website here.