Advent Calendars 2024

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I was very much in the spirit of the Spooky season this year and I feel that excitement carrying over to the Christmas season (I don't know what I'm going to do in January, maybe by then I will be done with celebrating but I doubt it!) I love the feeling of making memories with the kids and make everyday meals and activities a bit more special, a little magical. 
First things first, advent calendars! I thought it was fitting that I got my advent calendar order from Amazon on Oct 31st. Ok fine, I am very early but I am ready to dive in to the next season! I have a few ideas, we are going to have a few advent calendars going on, and I'm ok with that! Although, I am very last minute with this post and I guess I'm ok with that too!
Little Miss wanted to buy an advent calendar again this year so we looked around and chose a jewelry and hair accessory ad entre calendar. I have to admit, it is very cute and it is reusable. Little Man did not choose an advent calendar this year but I chose a large bag of Reeses peanut butter cups (his favorite) and filled my advent calendar houses so that he will have something to open every day.
My other advent calendar is one to share with Little Miss. I bought a charm bracelet advent calendar that has 2 bracelets and 24 charms. We are each going to start with 1 bracelet and we will get 12 charms each. To go with this advent calendar I bought a travel jewelry case and decorated it with Christmas trees. My goal is that this becomes another of our Christmas traditions. That we can take out this jewelry box every year and create d8ffetent bracelets every year and 




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