thishomemadelife | 2011 December

Just a few images of the scenes around our house lately… Drinking lots of hot cocoa… A cute puppy in a red sweater… Getting Christmas cards addressed and in the mail, a bit later than usual… Decorating gingerbread houses with cousins… Trying pomegranetes for the first time… Wrapping gifts and eating lots of holiday treats, especially those of the chocolate variety… Our Christmas Eve is usually pretty relaxed and just our little family. We go to a Christmas Eve service at our church, were we’ll sing our favorite carols and soak up the beautiful message of the season. Afterward, we’ll head home for our Christmas Eve meal. It’s different every year and something we decide on together. This year, we are having a Mexican feast with enchiladas and tortilla soup. We’ll then open a few gifts before reading the Christmas Story and tucking the boys in bed. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday celebration! Alison

Hot Cocoa Stand

December 20, 2011

Graham Cracker Toffee

December 19, 2011

A Homemade Christmas

December 15, 2011

We’ve been on a bit of a crafting streak these last couple months. It all started when a little before Thanksgiving. I was thinking about my Christmas decorations and how I wanted some new things, but didn’t really want shiny or fancy (so very not me) and wasn’t seeing anything in the stores that was appealing to me. About this same time my 7 year old, who LOVES creating, started asking me if we would be doing any crafts for Christmas this year. That’s when it all came together….we would create our own Christmas decorations! I love the things my boys make and have much of it displayed around the house…artwork in frames, their pottery used as side table dishes. For me, it just makes our house feel like home. So, I made a list of what they wanted to do, as well as a few things I had in mind. A couple came from pinterest, some were ideas of my own and others came from inspiration in the aisles of the craft store. My plan was to make a couple each weekend leading up to Christmas, but that isn’t exactly how it worked. Once we started our projects they didn’t want to stop! Each day they would come home from school wanting to know what our craft of the day would be. Our kitchen had a fine coating of glitter and glue for about 2 weeks. But you know, it was totally worth it, mess and all. My boys range in age from 5-10 so we needed projects that would appeal (and be easy enough) for all three. Below is a list of what we made, all three were able to do them independently or with a bit of help. Our project list… Glittery Stars (Oh, the glitter! I’ll [...]

Snowman Cones

Christmas Eve

Hot Cocoa Stand

Graham Cracker Toffee

A Homemade Christmas

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