countdown~

so as i have been celebrating christmas and visiting family here and there i was thinking about some of the things i love about christmas. i decided to do a count down of my favorites.

(they are in no certain order of ranking )

one:

christmas ornaments-each year we make a homemade ornament of some kind and we get a special one for each of the kids! i love looking at them and being able to remember christmas memories from years before.

two: our christmas manger-this has been handed down in our family and this year it was given to me=)

three:
christmas cards. i love getting them and sending them out. they look so festive on our door and i love hearing how everyone is doing.
four:
family-i love being with my husband and two kids, but also seeing our extended family. (sidenote, this picture was taken early in the morning =)
five:

christmas surprises-i love random little things. my visiting teacher dropped these off a few years ago when she came to visit and a i love putting them out every year!

six: mistletoe-getting sweet kisses never hurt anyone, right?
seven:

anxious christmas babies-watching the kids get so excited about christmas and seeing family. their little faces are priceless when they get so excited.

eight:

reading luke 2 as a family on christmas eve or during our own little family christmas!

garrans family used to do it every year, so we decided to continue it in our family.

nine:

new christmas decorations- each year i try to find a new christmas decoration for our house. this year i found these cute little trees.

ten:

christmas family traditions: one of ours is ginger bread houses!

hope everyone had a merry christmas...and that everyone will have a great new year!!