I remember vividly my father reading The Polar Express on Christmas Eve when I was little. Everything was silent except for the sound of the thick, colorful pages turning and his gentle voice reading each world with a quiet kind of reverence. Because it was Christmas, it felt different than all the other times I listened to him read a bedtime story. It was magical.
Because of this I knew that when I had a family of my own I would want to create these special memories for my children as well. Everett is finally old enough to really get into the Christmas season this year and I. CAN'T. WAIT.
I've touched on this briefly before, but I'm one of those people (you probably hate) that gets the Christmas music out right after Halloween, and decorates my house for Christmas weeks before Thanksgiving. I just feel like there isn't enough time to relish in that sweet Christmas feeling unless I start early!
So this year I've got our Christmas traditions all lined up and ready to go! We've already watched "White Christmas" ("Elf" is next) and decorated with hot cocoa and Christmas music. And on Christmas Eve we'll open our Gymmies (PJ's from Gymboree!) and we'll unwrap a special Christmas book and read it together before bed.
I hope that my children will be able to have the same sweet memories of the holiday season that I do. It's so fun to create these moments for them! And on that note, if you're looking to make your own fun holiday memories with your family, be sure to visit Gymboree in store from December 1st - December 10th. They're helping to make the holiday's extra special with a fun scratcher at checkout! The scratcher could inspire family game night with a
Mattel Prize Pack of Uno, Apples to Apples and Pictionary plus $50 to for Gymmies to outfit the evening! Or a gift basket of Mrs. Fields Cookies - how perfect for Santa?! Or, a shopping trip
treat with a Free Auntie Anne’s Classic Pretzel (if you're like me, a good snack is essential when shopping). AND two lucky customers will be treated to their next holiday
vacation, with a Club Med all-inclusive family vacation! Every scratcher will reveal an exciting surprise! So be sure to head into Gymboree for your Holiday shopping and (bonus!) scratcher fun!
And thanks to Gymboree, we got to take some fun family pictures in our holiday gear. Another fun memory we've made this season! We love their comfy & affordable clothes for our kiddos. I'm still swooning over their fawn outfits and am so excited to have one for Adella! Thanks Gymboree!
My little Superman! Haha!
And my sweet little fawn.
"Blue Steel" baby!
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