So, I have to admit that Christmas is getting more fun for Adrian and I! With Ty getting to the point that he understands what Santa is, what Christmas Day means, and with this kids imagination the sky is the limit!
We have definitely put ourselves aside this year, shopping for function for each other (I wanted kitchen stuff, I have been picking it up all month) and fun stuff for the kids.
I would say we also kept in the "simple" vein this year ...only the tree for decorations. Not every box of decor I have in the garage (which leads me to ponder how long it will take before it all gets donated to Goodwill..not long!). We did do lights on the house this year, but even that was simple.
We didnt do cards, but will post a holiday message to our friends and family..the people who would be getting cards all come to visit us here already :)
We have friends who baked for us, so didnt do alot of that.
We will, of course have to do some kind of yummy Christmas morning treat (I havent gotten brave enough to try mom's Maple Twists..they scare me, but they are so yummy!).
I have made most of the gifts this year, focusing on precious memories as a theme. This has kept our Christmas prep pretty busy, but in a fun way. I am excited for my mom and MIL to get their gifts!
I just read a really great post on Money Saving Mom about a simple Christmas ....it sums it up nicely.
I hope you all have a great, simple Christmas full of sweet memories and precious moments!
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I have also done less and less deocrating through the years...add a kid, take away a box of Christmas decor.
But the simpliest way for me to decorate has been to put up a small artificial tree of some sort in each room. I've collected them over the past few years, adding one usually for 1/2 price after Christmas for the NEXT year.
I pop them out of the boxes, put them up, and decorating- DONE! They are all very different and make each room an instant beauty. Some are themed- princesses, flamingos, and Noahs Ark to name a few.
This year I have up NINE trees (including THE tree) and we only have SEVEN rooms...go figure.
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