I think I’m the Christmas decoration Grinch.
I love Christmas (mostly). Well I love it for the kids! Ha ha! But I am not a big fan of all of the decorations. The tree goes up mid-December and comes down Boxing Day. I let the kids decorate the tree and everything is on one side and the front. But most of them end up on the ground. I hate tinsel with a passion. We have 3 singing Santa dogs and a rock ‘n’ roll Santa We also have a few little trees full of glitter and that ends up everywhere The kids even sticky taped a row of fairy lights to the top of the tv! I’m drowning here. But I’m also grinning and bearing it – for them. I look in the magazines and see gorgeous homes decorated. I long for those, but in reality it will never look like that. My boys wreck everything and they don’t care about the decorations being neat and in place… BUT THEY ARE SO HAPPY WITH IT ALL! 😉
Here’s what I love about Christmas:
♥ The kids think it’s the best time in the world
♥ I get to eat delicious food
♥ My husband gets a holiday
Here is my baby singing (last Christmas, omg he’s grown up so much since then, but I could watch this over and over!). I love THIS about Christmas…
Here’s what I hate about Christmas:
♥ Decorations are so messy and overwhelming
♥ I am totally broke
♥ It’s hot
♥ I eat too much ham and pavlova
♥ The kids turn feral
♥ School holidays are too long
♥ The kids refuse Santa photos so I won’t have this kind of photo to tease them with…
This year we are heading away on our own for Christmas Day. We’ve had a really big year. A lot of ups and downs and we wanted a break, together on our own. That’s what we love about Christmas – just us. We hate the fuss and the big parties. We want Christmas to be about the 5 of us – no one else, no messy decorations, no cooking, no hangovers. I hate it when Christmas becomes about money and pleasing people… So this year (like we did 2 years ago), we’ll wake up on Christmas morning on the beach in a little house just with the 5 of us and we’ll have hot chips for lunch. We’ll fish in the boat, we’ll call our families and we’ll be in bed by 8.30pm. That’s what I love about Christmas!
What do you love about Christmas?
Have a great weekend everyone. We’re off to Amie’s house today. I’ll instagram the day! X