Do you know what my favorite part about a holiday party is? The punch bowl! Normally, Christmas punches and/or drinks are served in festive looking bowls with a variety of holiday-colored fruits and ice cubes floating around. These beverages are fun to drink! Then, you have all of the hot cocoas to sample throughout… Read More
Making homemade holiday ornaments is a fun pastime that my kids and I like to do during the Christmas season. We will decorate our tree with some of them and give others away as gifts. When we give them as gifts we even create homemade boxes for them to rest in. DIY ornaments are a… Read More
Decorating the Christmas tree is one of my favorite holiday traditions. Each year, we make a special day of it. The entire family gathers together and we have cookies and cheesy Christmas music playing. My husband sits in a chair and rolls his eyes. It’s a blast! My kids tell me that I always decorate the… Read More
When I was a kid, my grandmother and mother hosted an annual Christmas candy-making event at our home. Everyone came, including aunts, cousins, and good friends. Each lady brought her favorite Christmas candy recipe and the supplies to make it. Everyone made sure to have a few printouts of the recipe to pass along to… Read More
In my home, the Elf on the Shelf makes his grand appearance directly after Thanksgiving. This little smile-faced prankster is lovingly referred to as “Eddie”. Yes, we named our shelf elf. Ha! My kids have loved seeing what Eddie will do next, for years. I think our little North Pole visitor (who just so happens to… Read More
The holidays are officially upon us! I may or may not have started listening to Christmas music in November. You can never spread too much holiday cheer 🙂 This year, I want to host a Christmas cookie swap at my new house. It’s a way to get people together for sweet treats and fellowship. Plus, I’ll… Read More