So I bought an Advent Calendar...

It has been a busy start to the silly season - so much so that I decided to buy an advent calendar this year, instead of making one. I saw this one for the princely sum of $10 at K-Mart and I *needed* it! I filled it with some minifigs I had in the cupboard and some from a set they'll get at Xmas (shhhh, don't tell!). I'm loving the Woodland theme that is so strong this Christmas!

Birthday Board

I like traditions, mostly - I like the continuity, the feeling of belonging and ownership that comes with family traditions. Throughout our year there are a number of small things we do. My husband and I take an anniversary selfie. I decorate a Christmas cake. My husband devours it 😂. On Christmas morning we eat homemade cinnamon scrolls, the boys have a homemade advent calendar each year (sometimes small gifts, other times activities - see more on that here).

On birthdays they get a birthday morning surprise (balloons, streamers, confetti or the like put up after they are asleep), I decorate their breakfast stool. I take a photo of their cake and them with their presents and every year since our oldest turned 4, we have taken a photo with the Birthday Board. It has been such a great way to track both their growth and their favourite things. The photo is usually taken with their sleep toy. I wanted to get rid of the blackboard last year, but decided I should disassemble it and keep the front half for the Birthday Board! Click on an image to see in detail what we record from year to year.

Finn:

 

 

Max:

 

Oh! How my babies have grown!