Christmas with the Piatts

This year my husband and I are spending the holidays (meaning Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's) away from our parents and extended families. If you are new to our blog, I should add that we do live near my older brother, his wife, and their daughter, but it's very different, and many times difficult, for us to not be near our extended families and friends or able to enjoy many of the Christmas traditions we are used to. This year, we have decided to carry along with the spirit of the Attitude of Gratitude: 30 Days of Thankfulness and come up with 31 things we are doing to make the Christmas season special to us. We chose 31 because that's how many days there are between today and Christmas Day this year.

Christmas with the Piatts
31 Things that Make Christmas Special to Us
(Most of these things are free or inexpensive!)

November 25: We listened to Christmas music and decorated the tree! (I squeezed in a second fun thing by making our first batch of Christmas cookies while Nate watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. He loves that movie!)
November 26: Today, I brought out the Christmas dishes so we have a full month to enjoy them.
November 27: I made a dining room table centerpiece.
November 28: I made a wreath for our front door.
November 29: We had dinner and spent time with new friends.
November 30:
December 1:
December 2: We went to a Hanukkah service and party for the first time!
December 3:

I will continue to update this post as the days and weeks go on, but I'll try to post a photo of each thing each day, as I am able. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! :o)