Back in August, Ella asked me, "Mom, I know Christmas is in December, but when can we decorate for it?" I went on to explain that her mommy is not the typical mommy. This mommy likes to decorate for Christmas in November! As soon as she got in the van Friday, she informed me it was November 1st, and that it was time to decorate!
Now I know there is a prominent holiday in November, and yes it deserves it's share of attention as well (I think it is called Thanksgiving?), but there is just something magical and child-like with Christmas that I can't get enough of, and the sooner it comes, the better.
I had my dad's mom (Mamaw) until I was 11, I remember that she always celebrated Christmas with a great deal of enthusiasm...maybe that's where I get it from. Every Thanksgiving, we would eat dinner with my mom's parents and family, and then we would go to Mamaw's house that evening to celebrate with my dad's family. She would have her Christmas tree up and ready for us grandkids to help her decorate. I was luckily given many of her ornaments and they're now on my tree, which I cherish. After we would decorate her tree, she would give all four grandkids our CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS early (at least this happened her last couple years with us)! I thought it was the most ridiculously awesome thing ever! One year we all got in trouble because she bought us all fake ice cream cones that had a trigger that made the foam ice cream part shoot off into each other's faces...it was great.
I also remember my mom wrapping gifts and putting them under the tree. I was really young when she first taught me how to wrap presents, and often would let me help her. I loved doing this with her each year and now I get to wrap with my own daughter, which she also loves to do!
I have lots of amazing Christmas memories and many of my favorite times with family occurred during this time of year. I am so thankful that God sent His Son so we can celebrate Him during this season and so we can create great family traditions :).
Above is a picture of our kids starting a new tradition of creating a Christmas tree out of felt. I saw this idea on Pinterest last year, and it's a great activity for them to do while you're own decoration skills on! I am hopefully going to post more entries about my absolute favorite time of year as the weeks go on ;)
Oh! I almost forgot! If you're a Christmas junkie like me, take a look. This is the countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas schedule for the month of November. Enjoy!
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