WE LOVE: WOODEN NATIVITY BLOCKS

We have never had a nativity set of our own so I thought it was about time. I wanted one that was kid friendly, but not hideous and not too kid-ish. After scouring the internet, I found the perfect set for us!  This wooden nativity set is simple, modern and super durable. Oh, and it's totally affordable! We love it. Elliott loves getting down under the tree and reciting the story "Once upon a time..there was Mary. And they went to the city..." Also, he can build his own "barn". Doesn't get much better than that! And yes, we have some presents under the tree. These are our "tester" gifts. I wrapped a few of Elliott's gifts that if he did get into them, he wouldn't be able to tell what they were and wouldn't be able to open the boxes. So far, it's working great! He hasn't touched them. Besides putting them under the tree himself, like a "big boy". 

DIY GLITTERY MITTEN CARDS

I don't like to toot my own horn, but aren't these little cards adorable? Elliott let me trace his hand and...well, you'll just have to see the rest of the tutorial over here on Momtastic! 

HAPPY WEEKEND!

We are in full blown Christmas mode over here. Over the past two days Elliott and I have made three garlands. Our living room looks like a Christmas party! This weekend has a lot more projects in store, most of which are just for fun. (huzzah!) I finally got all of the advent items and activities together. I'm so excited to kick off the month of December today! Any tips on how to keep a 3 year old out of your advent? Do I just add the new item every day? Or put it so high he couldn't possibly reach it? Hope you have a fantastic first-of-December weekend!

AROUND HERE

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend. We made sure to make the very most of our time. Preston and I were crazy enough to go black friday shopping, but it turned out to be totally worth it. For our anniversary my mom watched the little man for a few days while we went to the movies, ate some fantastic food and worked on getting our new apartment put together. It's still not done, but everything except our bedroom is finished! I'm so excited about it. We also watched my niece and nephew on Saturday and Sunday, so that was of course a lot of fun. They helped us pick out and light up our tree! I am pretty minimalist when it comes to my trees. Just white lights for me! Luckily, Preston seems to like it too. I'm so excited for this holiday season. It's gonna be a great one. We're in full Christmas mode over here. Christmas music, gingerbread houses, and last night we watched A Christmas Story! Yep. We're pretty excited. 

A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DIY!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We're just heading out the door to spend the day with family but I wanted to stop in and wish you all a great turkey day. Also, check out these Thanksgiving badges I made over on Momtastic. There's still time to make them! I'm taking tomorrow off to spend with my man and celebrate our anniversary. So have a great day and weekend friends!