Christmas Traditions

I absolutely love the Christmas Season.  My family doesn't really have many "Traditions" for Christmas. My mom did ask me the other day if I have any good memories from our Christmas and I came up with a few. 

• The smell of coffee. (My grandmother is the only one in the family to drink to drink it)
• My dad always  trying to take pictures of everyone on Christmas Morning. 
• These little chocolate balls my mom put in the bottom of my Stocking 
• Our family dog getting a red soccer ball 
• Cinnamon rolls as the go to breakfast! 

This year, I am starting a new one with my immediate family. Pinterest gave me the idea of course! Each person in my family gets a specific wrapping paper. I wrap all their gifts in that specific paper, but I put NO name tags on them.  On Christmas morning, I will put something in each persons stocking that is wrapped in their paper. Then they will know that all the presents under the tree, in that paper is theirs!!   I am really excited for it. I just hope I don't mess up and forget whose paper is for who!!

I am looking for some new Holiday Traditions to start. Does anyone have any good ones? 

Is it Halloween yet?

The other day I came to the realization that in two pay periods (Because that is how I judge time) that it will be October 1st!!!! This made me probably as a excited as a little kid on Christmas morning. I have always loved to decorate, but have never been really good at it. That all changed when a little website called Pinterest was invented. I have found so many awesome thing that I want to do for Halloween and Christmas from it. I have two projects in mind. I am going to try and buy supplies for them this weekend. 

 1. Glass jars. These look super easy to make, and super convenient for both Holidays. 

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2. Chalk board pumpkin!! I have seen so many ideas to use with chalk paint. I have finally found one that looks simple enough for me to try.  

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Instead of writing Trick or Treat.. I am going to have a Halloween count down on it! 

3. BOO, EEK, CHRISTMAS letters. I have the Halloween paper already to make the Halloween ones.  

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