December bucket list {1-30}

1. snow angels

2. snow watching

 3. Christmas culture day

4. Try on all the shoes that you can't wear outside anymore {also: get out the boots!}

5. Indoor parades with stuffed friends {every day is a celebration! even with a sinus infection!}

6. Scripture advent calendars

7. Deck the halls {tree! lights! ornaments! nativities!}

8. Hot chocolate

9. Celebrate Santa Lucia day

10. Ward Christmas Party {jingling bells!}

11. Give stuff {and wrap stuff--this is my first ever official "gift wrapping station"}

12. Meet & hug Mrs. Claus

13. See elves in action

14. Write letters to Santa 

15. Watch White Christmas together

{and all the Christmas Mormon Messages, Mr. Krueger's Christmas, & holiday themed Piano Guys videos}

16. Meet a Santa Claus {and take a classic photo}

17. Dash through the snow {on a one-pony open sleigh}

18. Get excited about the littlest things

19. Shovel {and throw} snow 

20. Watch out the living room window for squirrels gathering nuts, snow falling, cars driving, and...

21. Daddy using the snowblower {like a boss}

 22. Try an outdoor winter craft 

{who did it first: Curious George or Pinterest?}

23. Try something new with red & green

{first mani-pedi girls night} 

24. Give {and receive} surprises

We are on the receiving end for this one

{amazingly awesome}

25. Celebrate Miss N's 2nd birthday

26. Surprise visits from the kindness elves

{our alternative to elf on the shelf} & share acts of kindness/ service for others

27. Ginger {bread}

28. Spend time together

{silly time, quiet time, loud time, reading time, laughing time, dancing time, cuddling time, learning time, baking time, cleaning time, discovering time, wondering time, singing time, stomping time, creating time, planning time, skyping time, sick time, happy time, running time, joking time, sad time, hugging time}

29. Discover ways to give gifts to the Savior, recognize the value of our connections with him, & sing Christmas hymns around the piano together.

30. Make a Christmas card FB timeline cover photo instead of sending real Christmas cards

Seriously, we have loved all of the Christmas cards that have arrived in our mail box. Maybe next year we'll get some out too? I think I said that last year...