Well at least it is on the blog! That's how far behind we are! But, I have to post them to stay in order and so they will upload to make my blog book :o) So, reminisce about your Christmas 2011 with me while I try to play a little catch up! Sorry!
Since we don't have a mantel in this house, this is what we have come up with and I actually love it! Every child's stocking hangs under their picture in the entry hall way :o) It makes the whole house feel festive!
Rylan and Macie admiring mom's "Formal Tree"
So, we adopted a tradition that my sister does with her family of "sleeping under the Christmas tree". We try to do it the Friday before Christmas. This year... with the addition of Pinterest to my life... we extended on that tradition too! We took a trip to the North Pole that night!
We visited the barns where they mix the reindeer's food! They put all kinds of amazing ingredients in it to help the reindeer fly, give them energy, and attract them to our home!
Each kid was able to mix their own reindeer food with just the right ingredients to sprinkle on the lawn for the reindeer on Christmas Eve!
Next we had all of the reindeer games you could think of and NO one was left out!
And last but not least, we had the Gingerbread Square where the kids were able to build their own custom gingerbread home exactly how they wanted it! (This actually extended a few days in a row for the extravagent builders!) All said and done.... it was a ton of fun and we will definitely do this again! The kids LOVED it!
Micailey & Dallas working on their gingerbread "beach" houses!
Dallas's above and Micailey's below
Mackenzie's gingerbread castle
Brinley's gingerbread house
Jordan, Cohen, Macie, and Mom & Rylan's houses/stables
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