Christmas Countdown

This December, I wanted to start an advent calendar tradition. I wanted it to be super original and be a way to make fun memories with my kids during the Christmas season. So, I looked on Pinterest and saw one that used baby socks hung up like stockings with clothes pins. This one had them all in a row, but I thought that it would be fun to have them pinned to a Christmas tree. 

We have little fake pine trees decorating our family room so that part was easy. I already had the clothes pins and paper so I decorated those with a number for each day leading up to Christmas. Thanks to my mother-in-law who cut out the paper! I love how they turned out. (Sorry the pictures are kind of blurry).

The hardest part was finding baby socks! You would think that with Christmas right around the corner it would be a cinch to find Christmas baby socks, but it turned out to be impossible. I was super excited to find some online a week ago, but apparently no one makes them anymore and my order was cancelled. I finally went to the dollar store and found some little boy socks for a good price and I will keep looking for Christmas socks for next year. I'm sure I can find a use for all of these socks soon!

One thing that makes this advent calendar extra special is that in each sock is a piece of paper that says something fun we will do that day... This is the memory part of it. I have to give credit to my sister for that idea. :) 

I won't give away what's inside yet because that would kill the surprise. You'll just have to wait and see!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I have so much to be grateful for this year. I have an incredible husband who is such a great father. A sweet little boy who wants to be just like his daddy and loves to give hugs and kisses. Another baby boy on the way that we can't wait to meet. Wonderful family members who encourage and support me in all that I do. Awesome in-laws that I get to live so close to. Our jobs, home, and friends. And... this awesome blogging app I just downloaded that is going to make blogging so much nicer! 

We had a wonderful dinner at Josh's parents house and a few of his siblings and their families. It's fun to get together with them. Talon's favorite things were the rolls, olives, jigglers and cheesecake. He would not touch the stuffing. We'll have to work on that one.

Blogging again

It's been a while, but I've decided to start blogging again. I didn't stop for any specific reason... I just didn't feel like blogging/didn't have a lot to blog about. There's only so many posts I can have about the dogs digging out or about teaching and I'm sure that gets pretty old to read. :) 

The most exciting thing that has happened in the last 5 months is that we found out we are expecting a BABY BOY in the spring! As you can tell from the picture, he's pretty excited about it too. Talon can't wait to be a big brother. He loves babies so it will be fun to see how he is with a baby brother. He suggested the name Nickel Claw but we'll keep our options open.:)

This pregnancy has gone much faster than the last one. I can't believe we're already halfway there! I keep waiting for the nesting symptom to kick in so I can start getting things ready. We already have TONS of boy clothes from Talon so maybe that's why I'm not so anxious this time around.