Top Ten Tuesday - My Favorite Christmas Memories of 2010
>> Monday, January 03, 2011
I know, I know.....enough with the Christmas and New Year's posts but I haven't even posted my Christmas photos yet! Not sure how many will get posted at this late date. Regardless, the season seemed to fly right by so I want to try to hold on to it just a little bit longer!
1. Kevin - Our Elf on the Shelf was a HUGE hit with Evan and the rest of the family. There were times when I wished we didn't have to do it every day (usually when I remembered him at 6am) but overall it was a great experience & we will DEFINITELY be visited by him again next year.
2. The 25 Days of Christmas - I was first introduced to the 25 Days of Christmas by my friend Shan over at Tales From the Fairy Blogmother. It seemed like a big commitment and a lot of work but, boy, was it worth it. We did all kinds of things from cutting paper snowflakes (or snowflicks as Evan calls them) to enjoying hot cocoa and a Christmas movie. We made sure to keep things easy peasy and low stress.
3. Spending Christmas at Nana & Papa Don's house - It's one of our favorite Christmas traditions. Lots of food and fun every year. I'm very lucky to have such great in-laws.
4. Having time off with Evan - I know this isn't a specific thing but it was so nice to have so many days at home. Evan has a bit of separation anxiety whenever I leave for work. It was awesome to avoid that discussion for two whole weeks!
5. Christmas Morning- All the kids loved their Christmas presents but this was the first year that Evan really "got" it. We didn't read all the tags for him, though, so he thought Santa brought him all his gifts.
6. Making Cinnamon Rolls with Evan for the Neighbors - He loved making them and it got him in the giving spirit.
7. Participating in Helping a Family Recently Out of a Shelter - Christmas is about giving. Our group at work always adopts a family but through a miscommunication we didn't adopt a family this year. Instead I chose to help a family that fell through the cracks because they were in a shelter until right before Christmas. We gathered together everything they needed to make their new apartment a home. I was not a huge part of this effort but I did make sure that they had a Christmas tree, lights & ornaments so that the kids would have a Christmas tree for Santa to put a few presents under.
8. Helping The Bloggess bring Christmas to families who are having trouble this season. You can read all about it here. By the end over $40,000 was given to families in need by her readers. Amazing! *Note: If you don't know The Bloggess....she is less than PC if you are easily offended you might not like her blog. Just letting you know.*
9. Packing Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child - I love being able to help children in other parts of the world enjoy Christmas a bit more.
10. Celebrating New Year's Eve with My Husband's Band - I must admit that sometimes I get tired of the band practices and the time away from us but it was really great to see the fruits of all their labor. They ROCKED the party and had everyone on the dance floor all night.
What were you favorite memories from Christmas? This post has been linked up at Oh Amanda for Top Ten Tuesday.
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