It was a Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!  We hunkered down this year in our little home with anticipation of our new arrival who should be coming any day now..

Our Christmas day was a day full of present opening, family phone calls, pac-man playing, banjo dueling, chocolate eating fun!  Even though we are far from family we were able to catch up and talk to many of them.  I love how Christmas brings family together where ever you are 

We keep it festive up in here!  It reminds me of the movie Better Off Dead where the Mom makes her husband wear these festive holiday coats.  Unfortunately I only found antlers

Matt, we need to add this to our Christmas movie collection!

Our Christmas Family Tree

One day I went with Matt for a run.  While Matt did the running, I took a walk through a deserty field across from his campus to collect sticks.  Because it was getting late my main fear was scorpions and the fact I was wearing flip flops didn't help.  Luckily I walked away with no stings and plenty of sticks all which I ended up throwing out except this one.  

This lucky stick has served as a fall decoration to now a Christmas decoration.  We printed off some of our old family pictures taken around Christmas time to display on our stick friend.   
  

Fun, easy, Christmas decoration using what I love most.. old pictures :)  

We love our family!

Our Advent Christmas/Baby Countdown

 I found this display shadow box about 3 years ago with my Dad at a junk meet with the sole purpose of turning it into an advent calendar.  I was inspired by my sister n law Ismari's advent calendar that she put together around that time.  Last year I finally finished my long awaited project!

Each day has a slip of paper that has us read something about Christ's life, or to make cookies for neighbors, or to learn to play a new Christmas song.. typical advent schtuff 

        

 

And then on days with no slips, we get to indulge in some fancy belgium chocolates! ooh la la! 

Merry 7th day of the Christmas season!