JR and I have two other traditions that we like to do at Christmas time, to go along with "sleeping under the tree". We have started collecting pieces of a Christmas village for our house. It is really fun to be able to go out and pick a new piece each year. Last year we decided to go ahead and get 2 since we didnt have anything to start with so we went with the Chapel, so it could be the center of the village, and then also a fire station (just because it looked really cool ha). This year we went with a Coffee House. It is a very pretty building, and this is the first year that we have both really enjoyed drinking coffee, so we thought it was an appropriate piece to add :) I especially like the horse and carriage out front too!
coffee house
entire villageWe also enjoy making a gingerbread house together. You can get a kit at Michael's and they are fairly easy to do. We always have fun coming up with different designs to lay out the candy in too! I think I may take up cake decorating soon too :)
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