Countdown2Xmas, Day 22 Recap!

Well, just two more days to go...I guess we have entered ready or not territory huh?! Well, if you aren't here are some great posts to help you get there!

3 Kids and a Fish brings us this super simple delicious chocolate covered cracker christmas tree stack! How fun?!

Occasionally Crafty brings us these adorable printable travel activities for planes! If you are headed out on the open road make sure you print these off!

Finally, Taylors4You brings us this great recipe for Reindeer Food! I remember making something similar for my daughter to put on the lawn when she was a little tyke. Special memories.

Are you traveling for Christmas? If so, how many miles will you be covering? 

Countdown2Xmas, Day 21 Recap!

Are you ready? Still have presents to wrap? Need gifts to make? Decorations? This post can help with all of that...keep reading!

Adventures of Goldilox brings us this adorable wooden bunting tutorial! 

Faith N' Coffee  brings us a great Christmas Cocoa recipe and tells us of her wonderful family tradition of writing letters to Santa.

Tucson Health Project has created this adorable Christmas Eve box! Go check it out, I may have to put a quick one together! :)

That is it for today! We have 3 more days until the big day...what are you doing to get ready?!

Countdown2Xmas, Days 19 & 20 Recap!

Here are the posts for days 19 & 20! So, so, so, so, so hard to believe I only have four more of these to write!

Day 19

Dizzy Busy and Hungry brings us these yummy looking shortbread cookies...who doesn't love a cookie dipped in white chocolate?!

Crumbs and Curls has some fabulous suggestions for what to wear on Christmas morning so we can look as adorable as our kids!

Montgomery Fest has designed these adorable gift tag printables! Everyone loves a good printable!

Day 20

Ohhheaven writes about her experience as a young woman off at college coming home for the holidays! Great read!

The Good Mama brings us a most delicious sugar cookie recipe!

My Rays of Sunshine brings us these amazing holiday treats!

Now, in the comments PLEASE share with me what you are making for Christmas dinner, we usually do a ham but don't have access to big hams here so trying to figure out what to make...HELP!

Countdown2Xmas, Day 18 Recap!

Wow, wow, wow! Six more days left in this fabulous little sharefest! I have had so much fun with it! Have you made anything we've shared yet? If so, make sure you share it with us!

Today we bring you three more amazing bloggers, check them out:

Fantastic Santa craft from Krafts and Kiddos.

Loving this lampshade from Alexis Krystina!

Finally, these Burlap Christmas Trees from Burlap and Babies are fantastic!

Enjoy these three bloggers, just 6 more days to go!!! Make sure you pop over to Facebook and share your favorite Christmas crafts with me!

Countdown2Xmas, Day 17!

What another fabulous day in the countdown! So many lovely posts, make sure to check them out! :)

Tucson Health Project gives us alternatives for healthier versions of our favorite holiday recipes!

Traces of Faith brings us a delicious recipe for Mexican Wedding Cakes!

Sweet Sugar Blossoms brings us a great printable scavenger hunt when looking at Christmas Lights!

That is it for Day 17, have you done any projects from the #countdown2xmas yet? If so, what?

Countdown2Xmas, Day 16 Recap!

Day 16, only 9 more days to go until Christmas Day!! Do you have any shopping left, any gifts to make and deliver? 

Sugar Crumbs

What a great break from the cookies! Makes me wish I hadn't gotten rid of all my candy supplies when we left Canada!

Choosy Kids

Read this adorable tale from Choosy Kids with suggestions for gift ideas and dinner suggestions!

Looks like that is it for today y'all! Have fun browsing! 

Countdown2Xmas, Day 15 Recap!

Day 15, 9 days until Christmas Eve!!! Who can believe it?! Eek!

The Diary of an Urban Housewife

Make sure you check out my fab list of movies and games for this holiday season!

The Princess and her Cowboys

Such an adorable Gingerbread banner! Love it!

Jen A. Street

Shares with us a tradition she loves to make time for-getting together with friends! She has some great crafting ideas over there...go check her out!

So, 9 days out from Christmas Eve, 10 days out from the big day...what do you still have left to do?

Countdown 2 Xmas, Day 14 Recap

Wow! Going strong for two weeks now! Hard to believe we are 11 days away from Christmas day! If you are still looking for gifts two of the bloggers for today have some great ones for you! Make sure you pop on over and check them out!

Shere y Paul, Shere and Paul bring us a great post on gifts for travelers! I can assure you there are some wonderful ideas!

Love Life Simplified

This is a fantastic post on gifting experience vs. things. This is a debate that is always near and dear to my heart. Go read it, I am loving the envelop idea and may have to whip up some envelopes and ideas last minute for my kiddo!

Odds and Evans brings us these adorable Christmas vases! These make a cute last minute decoration and could be done with any glass or vase I'd think!













These are some great projects, make sure you go and check them all out!

Countdown to Xmas, Day 8 Recap!

Wow, 8 days of Christmas already! I really need to get a tree! ha! But, some people already have trees, and some people are making tree's like in one of today's featured posts!

Behind Blue Eyes Blog

Such an adorable way to use up old garland and recycle wire hangers! Go check this post out, it is a good one!

Maison des Jeunes

This is an adorable and easy decoration to put together!

As Cute as a Bug's Ear Blog

And who doesn't need more gift in a jar ideas?! I know I need as many as possible. So, go on over and check these out!

Make sure you visit the other days if you haven't yet:

Days 1-4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

How are you preparing for Christmas? 

Countdown 2 Xmas, Day 7!

Today is day 7 ladies and gents! Lots of great reads. Tips on staying positive during one of the happiest, yet most stressful times of the year, a super easy yet totally adorable wreath, and an amazing looking bread pudding! Make sure you visit them all and report back on what you try! 

Theresa's Reviews

Here are three absolutely wonderful ways to make sure you keep positive during one of the most wonderful, yet stressful times of the year!

West Coast Mama

This super simple tutorial will have you putting a Christmas wreath on your front door in no time!

Casa de la Cargill

Mmmm bread pudding....you cannot beat that!!!! I am a sucker for bread pudding so will definitely be making this for sure!

So, which of these will you be making? I am thinking the Felt Ball Wreath must get on my door ASAP! 

Countdown 2 Xmas, Day 6!

Happy Saturday, everyone! Hope you are having a lovely day. Our day is drawing to a close here in Amsterdam. It has been a wonderful day full of excitement and family time.

Today is Day 6 of the #Countdown2Xmas! These bloggers are giving us some amazing content!

Make sure you check out Day 5, and Days 1-4.

Today we have three more great bloggers, let's see what they are posting:

Crazy Cass Life

Alexis gives us some simple tips for making Christmas magical regardless of age!

Young Love Mommy 

How cute are these egg snowmen?! I was going to do winter themed lunches as we countdown the holiday break this week for my kiddo and a couple of these will be perfect in the snowman themed one!

Living in this Season

Keri brings us some adorable activities to do with your toddler or young child, they are simple and use basic art supplies, crafts anyone can do!

I am in love with all the fun Christmas posts happening! We just need to get our butts in gear over here in Holland and get a Christmas tree and get it up and decorated!

Countdown 2 Xmas, Day 5

Each day, from here on out until Christmas there will be two posts that go live, the first one my post of the day, the second one toward the end of my day, with a recap of all the awesome things going on in the countdown 2 Xmas.

Day's 1 to 4 can be found here.

Now, here are the three fabulous bloggers from today:

Journeys of the Fabulist

Her idea is adorable. It has the children taking charge of their Christmas Countdown Calendar and allows for everyone to contribute to its contents and has the family getting together to see what will be inside each envelope. I think it is quite adorable, you should go check it out!

Casual Claire

These are adorable luminaries and so easy to put together, I'm going to try doing a few this weekend!

Mom Gets Real

This is a great read. We often think Christmas is just for the younger kids, but in fact as the children grow and can truly wrap their heads around what Christmas actually means you gain so much more, instead of losing it, like you fear.

So, go read these, then come back and let me know which ones you liked!

Also, remember to check back each day to see the next three featured bloggers!