Having a late Thanksgiving means December really sneaks up on a person. It also stresses me out a bit. I usually feel like I have the week after Thanksgiving to get the Christmas photos taken, to get the Christmas card designed and ordered, and to get my husband to start writing the Christmas letter. And…
Learn some fun Christmas tree decorating tricks so that you have the most beautifully decorated Christmas tree ever! Last year I was forced to put my beloved Christmas Tree in the dumpster after we took it down on New Year’s Day. It just couldn’t stand up straight anymore to save its life, and it was…
This printable Christmas wish list helps kids narrow down their lists into four categories: Things I want, things I need, something to wear, and something to read Make sure to check out our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide—Find hundreds of gift ideas for EVERYONE on your list! Every year I tell myself that “this year I…
This year, I have felt a bit like Mr. Scrooge and The Grinch. Not so much that I don’t like Christmas, but I have certainly felt too rushed, too obligated, and too busy to really enjoy it. I’m not really sure what it was about this year, but my goodness, we’ve been going at the…
The final part in a 5-part series about how to decorate your Christmas tree How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 1 (Getting started, choosing a theme, adding lights and floral accents) How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 2 (Putting up large and specialty ornaments) How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 3 (Putting up ball ornaments)…
Part 4 of a 5-part series about how to decorate your Christmas tree How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 1 (Getting started, choosing a theme, adding lights and floral accents) How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 2 (Putting up large and specialty ornaments) How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 3 (Putting up the ball ornaments)…
Part 3 in a 5-part series about how to decorate your Christmas tree How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 1 (Getting started, choosing a theme, adding lights and floral accents) How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 2 (Putting up large and specialty ornaments) Technically, this post should have been included with Part 2. But I…
Part 2 in a 5-part series about how to decorate your Christmas tree. How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree: Part 1 (Getting started, choosing a theme, adding lights and floral accents.) How to decorate your Christmas tree Hide bare spots with large ornaments Once you have your lights, flowers, floral picks and bows up it’s time…
Part 1 in a 5-part series about how to decorate your Christmas tree. Each year, when I post pictures of my tree, I get several emails with questions about how I did it. So, this year, I decided to take pictures during each step of getting the tree up and do a series of posts…
Santa Claus is part of the magic of Christmas for me. I don’t think he has to take away from the Christ-centered aspect of the holiday, and in fact, I think he can add to children’s understanding of Jesus Christ and the ultimate gift our Heavenly Father gave to us. I have always said I…
Mormon Mommy Blogs is hosting a holiday home tour where we show how our homes are decorated for the holidays. So, I’m inviting you into my house to take a looky-loo at my own decorations. I would have gotten around to anyway at some point this holiday season, so the $50.00 gift card isn’t motivating me in…