Another successful Christmas!

As a fabulous Christmas weekend comes to a close,  I am finally making the time to blog!!  We finished our Christmas shopping at exactly 4:19 pm on Christmas Eve.  Disgraceful, I know!!  But it all worked out and a great Christmas was had by all the Earleys.  Top gifts received include:

 Lindsay:
Pillow pet
Baby Alive
Elephant & Piggie books


Paige:
Sticker maker
My Little Pony ferris wheel
TAG Reader (Leapfrog)

Natalie:
Diapers
Formula
Binkies!!

Mommy:
Coffee Maker!!
Scentsy warmer
Eagles stuff

Daddy
Eagles stuff
Basketball shorts

Christmas Traditions

I love all the fun Christmas traditions this time of year!  Here's what we have planned for the holiday season!

• Advent calendar with chocolate pieces - We've gotten this from Trader Joe's the past few years.  The girls love finding the box that has the day's number on it (they are not in order) and then seeing what Christmas picture is on the chocolate.  (and they love eating it, of course!)
• Elf on the Shelf - our elf has been back for a few days now.  So far he's hidden on the bookcase, on the ceiling fan, and in the Barbie car on top of the fridge, among other places.
• Reading Christmas stories every night - we have enough winter/Christmas books to read that we can do one every night in December!
• Drive around to see Christmas lights
• Hayride at Linvilla to cut down our own tree - we did this last year and it was a blast!  Thank you Mom-Mom for allowing us to do it again this year!  :)
• Pictures with Santa
• Christmas specials on TV - we have watched Rudolph and Frosty so far.  I still want to watch the Grinch and Charlie Brown.
• Christmas Eve at Aunt Theresa's - returning this year - yay!
• Making cookies/gingerbread houses?  - I'd like to do this but not promising anything!
• Paige really wants to make some ornaments so I'm doing some research on this one.  

And of course, put up the Christmas decorations!  We put up the big blow-up Santa in the yard last night.