Our Elf has returned! It’s been a busy, and fun, first week together! Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing: (Unfamiliar with the Elf on the Shelf tradition? Click here for more information.) Day 1: We came home from our Thanksgiving trip and found our elves! They […]
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 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 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 […]
Twelve Days of Christmas (in July): Day 3! I know I’ve mentioned it before… I love a good countdown (evidence here and here)! I wanted to create a special Advent / Christmas Countdown for our son this year so I started scouring the Internet for ideas. I found a lot of countdowns […]
