Like many families, the holidays bring a mixed bag of feelings. There's lots of love, some joy, some sadness, some fear, and some dread. It's hard to stay focused on what's important and positive. Jeremy and I are working off of our tightest budget we've ever had. It's tough. And totally do-able. I keep reminding both of us that Christmas is not about how many presents are under the tree, but about the feelings, the love, and the togetherness we feel when we exchange those gifts. We both want to provide fun and lasting memories for our children, similar to what we remember from our childhood.
One of our favorite family traditions is to start off the holiday season by going to the Ivar's Clam Lights at Coulon park. I love Christm
as lights....it's something I got from my mother. And Renton does the park up with an amazing amount of lights. There's holiday entertainment, Santa with candy canes, horse drawn waggon rides, Christmas carols by the fire, and the Christmas ships cruise by the waterfront all decked out in lights. The four of us bundled up and enjoyed the spectacle. It was *just* the thing to get us in the right mood for the holidays.
Like many families, the holidays bring a mixed bag of feelings. There's lots of love, some joy, some sadness, some fear, and some dread. It's hard to stay focused on what's important and positive. Jeremy and I are working off of our tightest budget we've ever had. It's tough. And totally do-able. I keep reminding both of us that Christmas is not about how many presents are under the tree, but about the feelings, the love, and the togetherness we feel when we exchange those gifts. We both want to provide fun and lasting memories for our children, similar to what we remember from our childhood.
One of our favorite family traditions is to start off the holiday season by going to the Ivar's Clam Lights at Coulon park. I love Christm
as lights....it's something I got from my mother. And Renton does the park up with an amazing amount of lights. There's holiday entertainment, Santa with candy canes, horse drawn waggon rides, Christmas carols by the fire, and the Christmas ships cruise by the waterfront all decked out in lights. The four of us bundled up and enjoyed the spectacle. It was *just* the thing to get us in the right mood for the holidays. 
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3 comments:
I miss Seattle's lights!
Santa, Jeremy, and you will create a wonderful Christmas! Love, hugs, and traditions create wonderful memories.
I know you will have a great holiday. You are amazing Jill!
That sounds lovely! There is nothing like that here in white center, LOL, but we did put up our tree and lights and such and are feeling pretty festive ourselves!
Happy holidays!
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