The girls loved making gingerbread men over the weekend and decorating the house. It was all part of our December/Christmas "kick-off".
Today being the first of December, the girls woke up excited to put the first guy into the pocket of the "25 Days of Christmas" calendar we have, courtesy of Grandma Gillam- its become a favorite tradition for the girls for many years now....thanks Grandma Gillam for that.
The problem is too much hype too fast. I know it will sneak up on us quick enough, but none of us can wait to be off for Christmas break.....3 weeks will go by fast-right?
We have left the Christmas village to go up until next weekend, partially to try and space the decorating out and partially because I ran out of steam. My flickering candles are in all the windows and Kevin put lights on the trunks of our two palm trees out front. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....except for the palm tree part- oh and the humidity, high temperatures, shorts and flip flops- beyond all that it does still slightly resemble Christmas, somewhat....
Here are Maddie's cookies..... (the girls took their own pictures of their cookies by the way).
Ellie's gingerbread men....
Love the Christmas decor...I helped put Grams Christmas decorations up yesterday.Noone here this year so no tree but I will do the mantle as a gesture of the season.
ReplyDeleteThe palm trees are elegant and a good substitute for evergreens. Enjoy the flip flops. The boots are out and Harley plowed through snow this morning for his morning christening of his favorite post. He was not impressed!!!! Love to the girls and all the gingerbread folks who have joined you for Christmas.