The first day of December is very eventful for us. Not only does our elf arrive, but we start our advent calendar. This is the 4th year for us and I have to say that even though it is a lot of prep work, it is absolutely one of my favorite traditions. I asked Reed today when he thought he would be too old for it and he said "Probably when I move out and go to college. Well, actually, I'll probably miss it then." :) Sweet boy. (Last night he was feeling pretty puny, so I put Thieves on his feet and neck (he was complaining of a sore throat) and put the diffuser in his room and ran it all night. He woke up feeling okay, but not great. He could've gone to school, but I wanted to keep him home and let him rest just in case.) Back to the Christmas stuff...
Joy showed up this morning and brought our annual North Pole Breakfast!
It was quite the spread - powdered donuts, mini chocolate chip muffins, don't holes with sprinkles and a few other little treats.
Reed ate a little bit, but went back to bed pretty quick. Hudson really enjoyed his morning though. He played with the stuff that Joy brought and talked about all things Christmas.
He decided to wear his Christmas shirt to school (which says "This guy is on the nice list") and he wanted to wear his elf hat that Joy brought, but I knew that wouldn't fly at school. :)
As soon as he got home, the hat went back on for homework. He is just too funny.
After chores (Reed was almost 100% at this point), we pulled out our first advent tag of the year.
(Just for kicks, check this out - this is our first year for the calendar. Reed was 6 and Hudson was almost 3. )
Christmas "sweater" t-shirts (if you look closely, you can see they have things from Minecraft on them). Christmas aspect for mom, Minecraft for the boys. Its a win-win. :)
Happy December - wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
