Images via Dwell Studio's excellent catalog… (Seriously I think Dwell Studio might have the best styling ever, no?)I’ve tried to plan several meaningful activities with the girlies in December to celebrate the holidays, and now that they’re getting older, I’m excited to add in a few things that their (slightly) increased little attention spans can handle.
This year’s list included The Nutcracker (see above re: attention span), spending an evening driving around to ogle Christmas lights (this year, we’ve booked a surprise carriage ride for the girlies around one of the older neighborhoods in town), a couple of cookie/gingerbread house decorating activities with friends, + a couple of volunteer activities…
So, what does this have to do with the weekend you might be wondering? Well my challenge so far this month is balancing our “planned” activities with the other holiday festivities on the calendar, and this weekend it all seemed to come to a head.
(Here's the thing about over planning in December… I always vow not to do it, and I always, well…do.)
After several parties this weekend, lunch with Bryan’s family, skating with Audrey's Y Princess group, Christmas shopping and loads of errands, we all fell into bed completely exhausted and grumpy last night, which admittedly isn't the best way to start the week.
So I’m trying to regroup a bit to ensure the rest of the month feels a little saner, and I think it might boil down to actually saying “no” to a few things, which I’m not so great at (in fact, it’s pretty much my downfall.)
So, what are your family’s holiday traditions, and how do you balance all the December activities? (I can use all the advice you’re willing to dish out here friends…)
