life with two sets of twins
It’s Easter basket time!!! One of my most favorite posts every year! I love putting together baskets probably more than I like buying Christmas presents. I think its because you’re typically not buying crazy expensive big items. They are small, thoughtful, cute things. The baskets pictured are from last year and you can find my video on them at the end of the post!
This Friday Favorites post is titled “pink and red” because I didn’t realize a lot of the items were Valentine’s Day appropriate! I know I shared a lot of these items on my social media already but had to make it official with a blog post. 😉 Enjoy!
January is FINALLY over (seriously longest month ever) and now it’s time to think Valentine’s Day! I don’t know about you but my kid’s classes are always looking for volunteers to bring holiday treats to their parties. I always like to help out as much as I can because teachers do too much! Bless their hearts! I’m going to share some SUPER EASY valentine’s day treats to bring to class parties, give to loved ones or just eat yourself! Keep in mind… I’m not a food blogger so my pictures are sub-par and my instructions might seem vague BUT the snacks taste delicious! 😉
It seems like the most popular “game” to play at Christmas parties is the White Elephant. If you don’t know what that is, let me explain. White Elephant means bring a wrapped gift of something funny or something you don’t want anymore laying around your house. It’s supposed to be kind of a “joke” gift. Usually the money limit is around $20-$35 OR everyone just grabs something from their house. I typically buy a gift because no one wants to get stuck with your old junk. Even though you buy a gift, you can still make it fun and silly! Here are some good ideas if you’re stuck on what to get.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is picking out a new Christmas book every year. Our collection is really growing because I’ve been doing it since McKenzie and Kasey were born (2008!). If you do the Elf on the Shelf tradition it would be a fun idea to have the elf bring a Christmas book on the first night every year! Over the years you will begin to cherish all of your books and they can be passed down to your kids and grandchildren. I LOVE special little things that make the holidays even more meaningful. I thought I’d share our absolute favorite ones to read every year.