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The Ten Things I’m Glad My Kids Got for Christmas

The Ten Things I’m Glad My Kids Got for Christmas

I've already written about how we are planning a more simple and a more toy-free Christmas than we've had in the past. Not because we are AGAINST toys but because we have reached the natural conclusion of a few years of more mindful toy-buying, more discerning...

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Seven Reasons My Kids Don't Need Toys This Christmas

Seven Reasons My Kids Don't Need Toys This Christmas

Don't you just love this song? I do. But naughtiness isn't why there's not going to be much under our tree this year. It's just that there are plenty of reasons my kids don't need any toys. Seven, in fact. Here they are . . .  1. We Have a Lot of Stuff We have a...

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Keeping Advent: Our Family’s Traditions

Keeping Advent: Our Family’s Traditions

Here's a little glimpse at what the first few days of Advent have looked like at our house . . . Journey to Bethlehem (the board game) It's pretty much the best advent-themed board game ever. But it's a very limited edition, since Jack made it when he was in the first...

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Our Favorite Christmas Picture Books

Our Favorite Christmas Picture Books

Reading this post from Haley at Carrots for Michaelmas and this post from Charlotte at Waltzing Matilda has made me realize that I really, really, really want our family to have 24 Advent/Christmas picture books that we love. Books that are pretty to look at and fun...

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Three Reasons I Love Advent

Three Reasons I Love Advent

A few weeks ago, I wrote about our family's advent philosophy, but now that advent is actually upon us, I wanted to share a little more about our three favorite advent family traditions. 1. Little People Nativity We have many nativity sets. We've got a big outdoor...

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