25 Christmas loves...

#3. I love the spirit of Christmas that I learned from my parents. I'm grateful for their love the of Christmas and how it has played such a big part in my life and Michael's. Each year our house was always very decorated inside and out for Christmas. One of Michael's first Christmases with my family he was floored to see how many Christmas decorations my parents had. He wasn't used to such eleborate decorating. He has learned that this is how it is in my family. I decorated our house this year shortly after Halloween. Then over the Thanksgiving holiday I did my parents house too. Michael did the blow ups and lights outside at my parents house. He's a great husband and son in law.

25 loves of Christmas

#2. I love making Christmas crafts. Whether it's for gifts or just for the house. Tonight we're having a kid craft party. Lots of crafts and pizza too. The boys are very excited! ( I get my love of crafting from my mom! Thanks mom.)
The party was LOUD with 13 kids in the house, but we had lots and lots of fun. Except poor Talmage vomited in the middle of it. ( at least he was in the bathroom). And little Spencer got a bloody mouth from horsing around with the big kids and because of the blood he puked too. At least his was at the end of the party.
We were too busy to take alot of pictures, oh well maybe next year. And thanks to those who offered to help clean up, we got it ok.

25 Things I love about Christmas...

I started this as my status update on Facebook...but for those who aren't connected I thought I do it here too.

1. Making Christmas cookies. I love having the boys help, even if they are fighting about who does what. I love the smell it creates in the house. I love all the different kinds that you only do at this time of year. Peanut Blossoms, Snowballs, Oatmeal Crispies. YUMMY!