Getting Ready for Mia’s First Christmas….
Reed and I decided to decorate really early! The reason for this is because we have not decorated since our first year of marriage. The reason for this is because of our college style life style, which was very mobile and on the fly. Not to say that we are not spontaneous now but we are determined to decorate our house and to actually get a tree. There is something great about mixing old traditions with new ones!! Reed and I both have old traditions which are listening to Alabama and Amy Grant Christmas CD’s which we played for Mia many times this weekend as we decorated the tree. Another great tradition is the Chocolate Advent Calendar! Yum, Yum, Yum! However, we realized that we needed to make some new family traditions. One of the things that Reed and I enjoy is breakfast for dinner, so we decided that when we decorate we will have breakfast for dinner. Another thing that Reed and I plan to do is to focus on the Christmas Meaning and the great blessings that have come upon us. Last year, my mom purchased an advent calendars that explains the Christmas story each day. After you read the story you hang it on the tree! We can’t wait to start on December 1! However, there is something special that happens first and that is Thanksgiving. I have a big idea for thankfulness, but that will have to wait until next time!
