December is such a fun month, full of special events and wonderful memories just waiting to be made with those you love! We enjoyed making some special memories (some that we've done before and some new to us) and spending lots of time together!
I felt that at 4 Rose has outgrown her baby stocking and we were all ready for some new family stockings. Well I found some adorable ones on Etsy...however, the price was not so cute, so I made these!!! Somehow I didn't end up following the pattern, but they still worked and Rose seems to love hers!!!
Our family Christmas Tree came from a new Christmas Tree farm, while I still love the one we have visited the past few years, we decided to support a local friend and Rose found us a beautiful tree!
Not to be out-shown by the tree, Rose insisted that she also get lights and a star on top :)
Once Rose parted with the decorations, the tree also looked wonderful!
And just like we have before, we made some fresh cinnamon ornaments for our tree; although I found some of last years and they still smelled nice too! This year Rose could cut them out and punch her own holes...mommy wasn't needed :(
We also added to our annual Rose ornaments! Looks how she's grown!
This year we also got Rose a Lego Advent Calendar, Rose has definitely caught on to opening a little door each day and she LOVED it!
Along with the Lego countdown to Christmas, I have been doing a yoga challenge with a pose for each day from December 1-24, and some days Rose joins me :)
Rose and I also made it out to a local Poinsettia Show which was lots of fun with my sweet girl and she picked out a beautiful blue poinsettia to bring home :)
What a little cutie!!!
We also decided not to do the Santa Train this year, mostly because we couldn't fit it in the weekend it was offered,but instead, went to the Winter Lights Spectacular at the Lehigh Valley Zoo. It was so awesome and Rose kept telling us how much she liked it!
We also did some DIY presents this year including a peppermint foot scrub
And some baked goods ;)
Rose love her Pop and to visit him at his shop!
In addition to Christmas it was also Pop's birthday! Rose picked out a really special gift for Pop and we made him a cake!
And in case you were wondering about Rose's chickens...they are still finding ways to escape!
Rose also had a Christmas Program at school, I am so glad she seems to love her preschool and she seems to do so well!
Rose also loves wrapping paper...not so much for wrapping actual presents as to wrap her toys and then pretend it's somebody's birthday!
Christmas Eve we celebrated with Uncle Jon and Aunt Kate...Justin made some life-size Jenga sets for presents this year and Rose thought they made great building blocks too!
CHRISTMAS.... Rose was counting down the days and woke us up, not to early Christmas morning!
She was so polite and thankful for all her presents it was so much fun for us!
After Christmas at home we headed to Nana and Pop's house. Rose kept asking Nana for a slushie machine...and of course, Nana delivered!
And then down to Grandpa and Grandma's house! Rose loved her baby cousin Luke and watching him open his presents on his first Christmas!
We also celebrated the day after Christmas with the Bechtel Clan!
