We finally got the house de-thanksgivinged (pretty sure that isn't a word...) but now the house is ready for Christmas and setting up our tree!
Our fireplace room:
We finally got the house de-thanksgivinged (pretty sure that isn't a word...) but now the house is ready for Christmas and setting up our tree!
Our fireplace room:
After thanksgiving, we always make things like sandwiches and soups and pretty much use things up. This year we tried a recipe that Ryder had gotten when he had had Eden's third grade teacher and this year, the kids decided to make it.
Ok, we have a rule in our house that we don't decorate for Christmas until Thanksgiving is over, but this is the year that things are just different. Since we were hosting Thanksgiving, we focused most of our energy upstairs. We don't usually put a lot of energy into our rooms, which made it very fun for us! In our room, I decorated our headboard (complete with mistletoe) and pulled in a plaid throw:
As a family tradition, my side of the family gets together the weekend after Thanksgiving to be together, to decorate my parents tree, to eat a fun meal, play games, watch movies etc... This year we added a 3 mile hike up to Wildwood Canyon: