Twelve Day of Christmas (in July): Day 9! Our Elf, Tinsel, tends to be very mischievous. And since our children are very young (two years old and two months old) our elf leaves behind a short note each night to explain his shenanigans. It’s one thing to find our elf […]
Twelve Day of Christmas (in July): Day 8! I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I love our Elf on the Shelf. The number one complaint I’ve heard from other parents is how hard it can be to come up with new ideas each night… So I created a calendar where we could […]
Twelve Days of Christmas (in July): Day 7! This happens to me every year: I go Christmas shopping, I find something adorable for one of the younger people on my list, and I have NO idea what size I need to buy for them. Nine times out of ten, I […]
Twelve Days in Christmas (in July): Day 6! I had a moment of clarity after the holidays last year. It took me two weeks to unpack, assemble and organize all the toys my son received as gifts. He played with most of those toys for about a month, and then lost interest […]
Twelve Days of Christmas (in July): Day 5! Last year I wrote about our annual tradition of turning the Christmas cards we receive into ornaments for our tree (you can read that post here). I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback from the idea and several of you tried it yourselves! I’ve […]
Twelve Day of Christmas (in July): Day 4! I’m so excited for our Elf on the Shelf to return this year! Tinself (our Elf) shows up the day after Thanksgiving and stays until Christmas Eve. He loves getting into trouble each night and helping our kiddos count down to Christmas by leaving […]
