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Stockings Hung with Care Before Addy came along, the youngest person I spent Christmas with was like 17. We just didn’t have many kids around. So in order to get into the Christmas spirit without actually having to do too much, my sister and I decided we would create and hang stockings. We’ve stuck with […]
Wow! Jenn had some AMAZING activities to really bring the holidays to life with the little ones in Part 1 of this fun series yesterday. Not sure how I will ever be able to top that, but I’ll make a feeble attempt at it… Winter has always been a really hard concept to teach children […]
People keep mentioning how short the season between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day is this year, and as we check day after day off the calendar, I might just agree. After traveling ‘home’ to Louisiana for a Thanksgiving with family, we very quickly traded pumpkins for evergreen and transformed our home into as much of […]
Hello friends, and happiest of holidays! I’d like to talk with you about a serious problem that affects many, particularly during this time of year. While the season brings much joy, wonder, and merriment, for some it can also trigger certain behaviors in women and girls alike. That’s right – I’m talking about AGA {American […]
One of my favorite holiday traditions is actually to record our favorite Christmas memories year after year in our Family Christmas Book. The holidays are so hustled and bustled so for me it’s nice to just stop and reflect each year as the holiday season comes to a wrap and jot down our favorite Christmas […]
The Easiest {and Cutest} DIY Christmas Projects I am so NOT a crafty person. I run in the other direction when someone says those three letters :: D-I-Y {do it yourself}. Typically, I would rather D-I-E. But today I’m bringing you not one, but two super easy and super cute DIY Christmas projects along with […]
Being Open to New Traditions Remember that song you sang in girl scouts, “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other’s gold.” This post is like that old song only replace the word friends with Christmas traditions. It’s about taking the traditions you grew up with and merging them with […]
A Christmas Book Tradition While I was growing up, our family had many fun Christmas traditions that I looked forward to every year. We always watched the movie Christmas Vacation, we decorated gingerbread houses, we drove around looking at Christmas lights in our pajamas while drinking hot cocoa, and we opened up one present on […]
Giving Back Hopefully your family is having a blast attending some of the fun holiday events in Houston. My family is gearing up for our annual Tacky Sweater Christmas Fiesta and Four Christmases Marathon. I’ve been busy decorating the house, stalking the web for online deals, and finding the perfect Santa {real beard required} for my son […]
Gifts That Give Back This week, on Giving Tuesday, I had the absolute honor of being asked to go on KHOU Channel 11 News to talk about a few of Houston Moms Blog’s favorite gifts that give back this holiday season. I could go on and on about how fabulous these products are and all […]
