Can we talk about the fact that it’s December and I am SO excited about this entire month?
So excited, in fact, that back in the beginning of November, I sat down with my calendar and an event list of local Christmas activities in order to plan out our must-do’s for the holidays. I kept our bucket list simple (decorating our tree, baking cookies, seeing Santa, and the like), and yet there were so many things I wanted to do that I ended up penciling in one event or activity for every day leading up until Christmas.
As Jake would say, I am both the problem and the solution when it comes to my stress levels. By planning simple activities in advance, my hope is that this Christmas will be as stress-free as possible (raised eyebrows and looks of disbelief from Jake). My main goal is not to cram in a bunch of activities just to say we’ve done them– I really want Samantha and Amelia to experience a little of the magic of the season and just make memories together.
If we don’t end up completing everything on our bucket list, we will let it go; however, I’m aiming high in the hopes that S and A really enjoy at least a few of them. We will see how well it works out– or if Jake is right and I become a crazy stress-case!
Day One of our 25 Days of Toddler Christmas was going to see the holiday lights at Fashion Island.
Our excursion doubled as a chance to see my friend and fellow twin mom, Katie, who was visiting from Michigan. The last time I saw her two cuties was at Samantha and Amelia’s first birthday, and recently, their little friends turned the big ONE as well (a Teddy Bear Picnic theme– I pretty much died over the cuteness of their invite). I can’t believe how big they are getting!
