December is full of so many fun activities. We’ve loved creating some of our own traditions as well as celebrating traditions that were part of my childhood. Every December we enjoy the fun holiday art the kids bring home and every December we pull out our Advent calendar. My grandma made this calendar for me and my siblings when we were little and I love seeing my girls use it now. Each day they pull out a little nativity figurine to place on the tree (a wise man, soldier, sheep, etc.) and then baby Jesus and the star on Christmas Eve. They were so excited to finish the tree this morning!













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I love reading your blog Erin! I love love love the Elf on the Shelf. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I totally agree, best thing ever to be a Mom of the little ones on Christmas! Pierce & Madi are super excited, as am I!!! I love the Elf idea, I’ll have to try that out for next year. Great post, love all the cute pics! Have a wonderful Christmas!!! We can’t wait to tell the kids we are going to Ellie’s birthday at Disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(although I think truthfully I’m the most excited!)
One word comes to mind…Precious!
Kiss the girls for me…and Kenny. Oh how I miss you all.
I need that elf!!!!! Where can I buy one for next year?????
Merry Christmas Eve.
Shari-
The elf is from the North Pole (of course!) but I hear he also hangs out from time to time in Hallmark and Barnes & Noble (and I’m sure you can find him on-line). :)
How on earth do we manage to manage our kids behavior 11 months out of the year?!! I have never seen the Elf on the shelf. But he will be hiding in our house next year. What a great way to keep things whimsical while helping the parents keep their cool during the holidays.
I love traditions!!!!! We also got an elf on the shelf this year!!! It’s been quite the fun guessing where he’ll be the next day!!! Merry Christmas!!!
What a great month you’ve had!
Merry Christmas Erin and Fam!
We have a million traditions too, but to put them in writing for memory’s sake is brilliant.
Thank you for sharing. And you are looking fabulous, I might add!
What fun traditions!! I love the way you capture EVERYTING with pictures!You are the best blogger!! WE have had the elf at our house,too!! What did you name you elf?? It was a fun little tradition to start! My kids loved it! So FUN!!
Super fun!
My grandma has always told me about those pretzel things – but I could never really figure it out. Your instructions totally helped! Thanks! I wonder what peppermint kisses would taste like
Stumbled upon your blog recently and, being a bit of a Christmas addict, I tend to head straight for those posts. =) Just thought it was funny that, although we’ve since had to leave San Diego, we were living there in ’09 and were at the Poinsettia Bowl, too! Love your sweet blog!
Love all of your ideas! If you have time, stop on over and share this linky and your elf activities in my linkup, too! I will be pinning all the elf post on Pinterest. http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2012/11/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-72/
THanks, Crystal