This year I wasn't up to setting up lights outside, but the inside of my house has been transformed into a magical Christmas wonderland.

Every year my family looks forward to making gingerbread houses (from scratch) Click here for 7 Steps for Making a Gingerbread House From Scratch: Without Getting Stressed or Overwhelmed.

Every year my family looks forward to our Family Night out to see the lights.  We bundle up and get in the car with cups of Hot Cocoa and drive around to see the lights. (We also love to go downtown to see the professional lights.)

Christmas baking is a serious affair in my home. We make caramels, fudge, sandwich mints, toffee, cookies, sweet breads, and more (Don't worry I will make sure to post some of my favorite recipes soon) We then make up dozens of goodie plates as our Christmas gift to all-out neighbors, friends, co-workers, and family. To keep organized with your Christmas baking check out my free printable Holiday Goodies Organization Printables.

Now playing in the snow is dependant on the weather, but I am sure we will have at least 1 good snow day. After all, I live in Utah. I have promised my kids that the first good day of snow I will play hooky and take them sledding, have snowball fights, make a snowman and snow angels (followed by hot cups of hot coco.

This is an activity I did with my family growing up to focus our minds on serving each other and preparing our home for Christ. Learn more and get Free Printables HERE

I am a nut for Christmas Stories. I collect a new Christmas Book every year to add to my collection. This year's book is The Gift Giver. Stay tuned for the review that I will be posting later this week.