Counting Down to Christmas


18 days to go!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

I always look forward to Christmas! ๐Ÿ™‚ I look forward to all the time spent with family and friends, giving of gifts, sharing of lives, delicious food, and of course, celebrating and remembering the very reason why I get to live life to its fullest every day of the year— Jesus! ๐Ÿ™‚

I doubt that I will ever outgrow this fascination that I have for Christmas. I get all giddy everyday as I, together with the kids, countdown to Christmas morning. What brings me more joy is seeing the kiddos just as excited as I am! ๐Ÿ™‚

Ever since Alyanna turned three, we have started counting down the days to Christmas starting every first of December. In the previous years, we used envelopes that the girls “designed” using Christmas-themed rubber stamps. We then hung them on a string with wooden clothespins. ย We also made “lift-the-flap” calendars using an illustration board that we dazzled up with glitters. I would love to show you pictures, but unfortunately, they were in the hard drive that crashed. ๐Ÿ™

This year, I found wedding favor mini-buckets that are perfect for my color-scheme at home….white! ๐Ÿ™‚ Here’s a photo of it:

I just cut out old ribbons that I’ll never get to use anymore because of the length (bitin!) and some red Japanese paper. Into the mini-bucket they went, together with a sheet of paper saying what activity or surprise awaits the kids each day.ย  We’ve already done seven so far. ๐Ÿ™‚

Ooh, I can’t wait for tomorrow! ๐Ÿ˜€