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Spending some time at the beach with my family:)

My son's first Christmas - he'll be 9 months - old enough to really enjoy the wrapping paper and boxes!!!

My daughter will be home from college for a month!!

I'm not sure how this is viewed, but I'm looking forward to spending my last Christmas as a family of two with just my husband. With a baby on the way (due February 09), this will be our last Christmas before we become a family of 3. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to eat this Christmas, with the baby taking up more abdominal space, but I can't wait to eat, eat, eat!

Hanging Christmas lights! I love it!
I also like doing simple crafts like putting cloves in oranges, they just smell so darn yummy!

I'm looking forward to decorating- last year was pretty drab since it was the first Christmas without my mom :( I'd love to try the December journal project!

You and your blog are awesome. I think for me, I am most looking forward to cooking, enjoying, and loving all that holiday food : )

it all starts being exciting for me when we go out to the tree farm and select our tree, then the planning starts. Where are the decorations and what shall we have for dinner on decoration night, it is one of our traditions that all the family come for tree decorating.

Our family will be embarking on a whole new adventure this holiday season. We leave for the dessert and sands to Dumont, CA. It's near Las Vegas for 10 days to ride our quads and side by sides with hundreds of other crazy people. I'm a little nervous about giving up our traditions for something new and uncharted.

I love decorating my house and enjoying Christmas music.

I love the vintage journal kit!! I've been gathering some supplies to join you in a december daily album! I love getting together with my 6 siblings and their families...Thanksgiving or Christmas is usually the only time of the year that we can all get together!

I am looking forward to spending time with my family. In the hustle and bustle of the season I am going to cherish everyday.

Bottom line favorite thing--the tree. Love the smell (we always have a real tree). Love the lights too. But my favorite is the ornaments. We have ornaments my husband and I have gotten each year (yes, he gets into it),the ornaments for each of my boys years, ones my children have made, and some that were from my husband's childhood tree. For me the juxtaposition of them sums up the holiday season: a store bought, handmade, old and new mix match of things--the past and the present colliding. I LOVE IT.

making my daugther's first christmas a memorable one ;)

There is so much I love that it's hard to pick. I think the best part though is a tradition we started last year. I made an advent calendar that has daily Bible verses leading up to Christmas. It takes only a minute or two each day to read...and yet keeps me focused in the rush of decorating, baking, crafting, shopping, not to mention working.

I love time off work to be home, warm and cozy with my husband and 2 little dogs. Time to decorate, bake and just be together sitting in the glow of the Christmas tree with all the other lights off.

I am looking forward to spending time with my girls and just all the preparations for the season - and keeping our focus on the true meaning of the season.

oh my! so much I love about this season. My favorite is the shopping. ;)

I LOVE giving gifts ... the ones that are just right - perfectly thought out - and elicit true, real smiles. :) Can't wait!

I'm looking forward to playing the in the snow with my 2 1/2 year old, making snow angels, sledding and making snowmen.