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Hello Monday – 12/14/20

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Happy Monday! This weekend flew by, but we had a great time! We had lots of Christmas spirit boosting activities! I’m linking up with Tanya and the Hello Monday girls to share the touches of Christmas in our house and our weekend. Get ready for lots and lots of pictures.

These are our 4 little trees. The first is a table top tree in our family room. Then our bedroom, Luke’s room, and Jack’s room. Jack has already redone his tree using his football helmets.

Our main tree – I put 300 more lights on this year than last year and it brings me so much joy!

This adorable snowman sits on our upstairs table, with the Lysol wipes of course. It’s 2020.

You can’t beat this nightlight. It’s a major award!

This elf guards the lights in our family room. 😍

I added a few touches of Christmas to our library shelves.

My grandmother’s Christmas village is perfect on top of the library shelves. I think there is plenty of room to add a few more buildings next year! 😍

My mom gave us this Nativity set. I love it right next to our tree.

We don’t have a mantle so my mom gave us this fun stocking hanger. We’ve rearranged and don’t have the regular spot for the hanger. My mom suggested hanging the stockings from the banister. I added some sparkly bows and it’s perfect. Who knows where they’ll be next year.

The wisemen in the middle were my grandmothers. On Christmas Eve, my mom gives the boys a nutcracker. They have fun playing with them and remembering why they got them and I enjoy the display.

Who doesn’t love Christmas pillows? Joy is in the library, of course, and the rest are in our family room. I picked up that Rudolph in the corner this weekend at a small store in my hometown.

I love little wooden signs around the house, especially ones that sparkle.

Just a few Christmas touches in the kitchen

I’ll end the tour with my favorite view! The tree, candles, and village lights are all glowing bright! It’s so peaceful.

We kicked the weekend off with our Friday night December tradition of milkshakes, Christmas music, and Christmas lights.

How cool is that street? They did lights across the street from every single house!

The weather was BEAUTIFUL so I got outside both days for a long walk!

I started wrapping on Saturday (woohoo reaching for those December goals!). It was so weird to wrap in the daylight and without a glass of wine. But I got everything wrapped that I could with the kids around.

I decided to wrap on the counter this year and it was the best decision ever! I could watch Hallmark on tv, the lighting was good, and the counter is the perfect height!

On Saturday night, we introduced the boys to A Christmas Story, It’s not Jeff’s or my favorite Christmas movie, but we figured it was time for the boys to watch it.

Luke and I cheered Jack and Jeff on from the couch while we streamed his basketball game on Sunday morning.

Luke and I finished a puzzle. I suggested starting the puzzle because Jack has a lot of time (at least 90 min) in the morning between waking up and school starting. I thought a puzzle would be quiet enough that I could teach and Luke could be learning while Jack kept busy. That was a bust, Luke and I were the only ones that worked on it. It was fun though!

The church where Jack and Luke want to preschool has a drive-thru Nativity every year. We were worried that it would be canceled because of COVID, but it wasn’t. It was Sunday evening and it was so nice to do something like we usually do!

We were home early and I was showered and in pjs by 6:30. I love Christmas pjs. My sister and I have matching pjs, but I doubt she’s wearing hers tonight. Her due date is this week and I am practically bursting with excitement!!

We let the boys stay up a little later to watch some of the Steeler’s game on Sunday night. Jack was pretty excited to see them play a few weeks in a row. He wasn’t up for a picture, but here’s what I got. Go Steelers!

I’m almost finished Christmas Ever After and it’s great! I love the connection to Karen Schaler’s other book Christmas Camp! And it reads like a Hallmark movie, which is always a win!

We have FOUR Christmas activities on the calendar this week and we are feeling the spirit! We are also looking at a snow possibility on Monday and Wednesday! How fun!! I hope you have a great week full of sunshine and CHRISTMAS books!

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