Fast Approaching

I cannot believe how fast Christmas is coming this year!  It seems to get worse each year.  I have enjoyed having our activity advent to focus on.  I haven't been able to post much due to illness in our home.  We were able to go to Temple Square which was great fun.  Unfortunately it was rainy the night we went which meant we had to speed it up a bit.  We were wet and cold towards the end, but enjoyed it nonetheless.  We also tried gingerbread houses for the first time.  Thank goodness for the kits from Costco!!  Made my night so much less stressful.  We bought a couple and tackled each one in teams.  It was certainly a night to remember.

                                                                                  


Another thing I am happy to cross off my list is the making and delivering of neighbor gifts.  I want my gifts to be useful but inexpensive as well.  Candy and cookies are great, but in my house we get SO many sometimes!  I am usually tormented for weeks trying to come up with something original (I am lacking in the creativity department) but this year my idea came to me before Thanksgiving!!  I am happy to say this was 100% my idea, no pinterest needed.  I do wish the tags were dressed up a bit.  We have had printer issues.  The caption says "We're "dishing" out the "joy" this holiday season.  I was able to get the joy pretty cheap from Amazon. I thought it would be nice to get some dish towels to go along with the dish soap. I think they turned out great!