Christmas Traditions

Since this is the first Christmas in our home we are solidifying our traditions. I always had a fake tree growing up but Todd is all about the real trees and now I am too. I love the smell! Although, we are hoping to buy a fake tree when they go on sale after Christmas so we can have a classy real tree upstairs and a fake family tree downstairs by the fireplace. Anyway, I love taking the girls to pick out our tree. They think it is the best thing ever! It's all about the Christmas magic.


This year we got our elf. Also known as "The Elf on a Shelf" We named him Zippy. If you don't know about this, ya gotta look it up cause it's cute! Even Brynn loves finding Zippy and get all excited when she sees him. I didn't take a picture of our other elf tradition but we have a calendar with pockets and the candy elf comes every night and leaves a piece of candy. The girls have to switch off days and it's funny because Brynn gets SO mad when it's not her day. Addy is great with sharing though, so that makes it easier. This candy elf tradition is one from when I grew up!