[MegMarch]

Sometime between Thanksgiving night and Dec 1st we give a getting ready for Christmas box. It is full of winter and holiday books mostly (used are great, they are in good condition given the short season most are used for), but also crafts and PJs and maybe some other clothes (bought the year before after the holidays) and a couple of DVDs and CDs.

It's a small expense now that we have stocked up the books. I'll add some more mature ones as DD1 gets older but for now, I think we are set for a couple of years. I need to find PJs for DD2 this year since I wasn't sure what size to get. Otherwise it's already done.

I love having the box earlier than the typical Christmas Eve one since it lets us dig for fun stuff on days without much fun. This time I have a bunch of the same crafts since DD1 is loving spending time with neighbor friends.

I also have been taking DD1 to The Nutcracker every year since she was 3. I am not sure how we'll do this year with the baby though. She'll only be 6 months and I'm not sure if she can be quiet or if either of us will be comfortable being apart.

Otherwise we aren't big on traditions here. I love the idea but it feels like so much pressure to get it right that for now we mostly just roll with things.