Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals
Christmas is fast-approaching. I can not wait! Although I am a Halloween girl for sure, I love Christmas too. With all the decorations, lights, chilly temps, trees, baked goods, parties… how could you not love Christmas time?
I suppose it was more meh to me when we lived in south Florida, and it was always hot. I mean HOT. Like open the door and get hit in the face by a wall of humidity. Yuck. And that is not fun on Christmas.
Now that we live in Alabama, we get SEASONS. Actual temperature changes. It’s amazing.
I love the cold. Cold means sweater weather. Cold means bundling up in coats, boots, maybe even gloves. It means I use the seat and steering wheel warmers more than the AC in the car. It means the stockings have to be taken down because we want a fire crackling in the fireplace – heck, it means having a fireplace to hang the stockings above.
The countdown to Christmas signifies a few non-negotiables in my house. Christmas movies, Christmas cooking/baking, holiday parties, and that ridiculous elf.
Elf on the Shelf 🙄
I tried to get away from the elf tradition, but I was unsuccessful. Yes, I realize I could have dug my heels in and refused. But why? What a silly, harmless joy to deprive the kiddos.
Anyway, the bigs are responsible for the elf. This is their first taste of creating holiday magic. So far, so good. I no longer have to drag myself out of bed in the middle of the night because I forgot to move it. Win win.
The biggest win is that Remy LOVES it. He is almost 5, so this is pretty much the most magical year for holidays. He loves the lore (we create fantastical stories sometimes to explain certain things).
I have a feeling Christmas morning is going to be very exciting this year for him.
Christmas Movies
We are big fans of “movie night”. Essentially, that just means we turn off the lights for a movie screening. Sometimes we throw down a picnic blanket (Remy calls them pinkets) and eat dinner on the floor too. I know, wild and crazy!
Our must-watch holiday flicks are:
- Home Alone
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Love Actually
- The Santa Clause
- Die Hard
Reagan and I are huge fans of cheesy holiday romance movies too. But those don’t make Riley’s short list. 🤣
Christmas Cookies
We make egg-free sugar cookies each year to leave out for Santa. I will be making a batch next week and freezing them. I will make the buttercream icing on Christmas Eve when we are ready to decorate the cookies.
I played around with some melting chocolate earlier this month. Melting chocolate and Oreos is a beautiful combo.
@fix_it_mom The official taste tester approved of these candy cane white chocolate covered oreos #newtraditions #christmas #christmastreats
♬ Frosty Drip (Christmas Xmas Trap Beat2) – TikTok Version – DocBlazeBeats
So, what do you look forward to the most in December?
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