Thanksgiving rushed at me without emotion. I realize now that it was almost as early as Thanksgiving can be and maybe I just needed an extra week to feel festive. However, since it was early, I've had more time to prepare for Christmas and it has not felt so busy or rushed.
Plus it helps that Caleb took care of all the decorating:
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| We are from the penguin and everything to the right. We have lovely neighbors on both sides who want to continue the decorating so that it all looks "big", which of course delights Caleb! |
With my cookies prepped and frozen I moved on to my next goal which was a gingerbread house. I decided to make some small houses to give as gifts to a few neighbors and friends. I decorated those and let the kids decorate the one for our house. For some reason I have no problem finding time to make 5 gingerbread houses, but can't seem to choose a picture for a Christmas card.
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| A fragrant little village... |
Here are the side views from our house - it was supposed to have a door, but it got broken and Irene ate it.
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| Irene's - I did her icing work, she added the candy. |
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| Natalie's - I did most of the icing, but I let her make more choices about how it would look. |
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| 100% Caleb |
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| 100% Annalise |
I am resolving to post more in the new year. I hope I can keep up with it. The room is FINISHED! I'll post pictures soon. The girls are moved in. Actually the closet isn't finished, so that isn't moved into, but we are already feeling the ease in extra space! I am hoping to move the desk to a more inspiring location soon.
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