Mommy Musings

Emmy got to go on a special little date with her dad the other night.  Every year our town puts on a Home for the Holidays parade to help kick off the holiday season.  Floats, marching bands, etc parade down main street, passed all the stores, under all the twinkling lights they put up in the trees {it really does look like something out of a Hallmark movie}  I have missed a few years here and there, but I have been going since I was 15.  So I absolutely love passing the tradition down to my family now. We had planned to all go as a family, but I wasn't feeling too great, and as the day went on, the temperatures dropped into the low 20's.  Since most streets are shut down for the event, we would be walking the mile into town.  And I just didn't think Charlie and I should head in. So I bundled up Emmy in about 15 layers of clothes, and out they went!! Don't worry, Charlie and I were more than happy to stay nice and warm inside. Skip and Emmy had a blast!! ...

With all the linking-up I've been doing with these ladies this week.... ...you know I wouldn't miss linking-up with my girl AP over at I Love You More than Carrots for What Fun It Is to Make Memories!! To me, Christmas is all about traditions.  It always has been.  As a young girl growing up, we always followed the same traditions every single year {okay maybe some of that was me making sure everyone was following the traditions exactly}  -My dad, sisters, and I going to pick out a real tree -Decorating it as a family -Decorating my Grandma's tree as a family -Advent calenders -Christmas Eve mass -Big Christmas Eve buffet dinner that my dad had prepared -Waking up at 6 am to open presents It was a little sad when Skip and I got married and I realized that some of these traditions would have to change.  And while that was sad, the flip side was that Skip and I could start making new traditions with each other...and then with our girls once they came along!!  I ad...