My office in Montreal has a secret Santa gift exchange – and not the cheap $10-here-is-a-bunch-of-crap kind. We are big spenders.
I got my favourite tank from Lilas, and Caroline gave Nancy a toque (made by her mom) as a gift. My instant reaction was to snap a picture and send it to my mom (hint hint):
Although Nancy’s was not faux, I am all about the faux fur pom pom toque. They’re everywhere this season. How can you not want one?
So, I returned to Halifax and began crafting up a request to my mom but was feeling…
- Guilty because she just made me an awesome sweater.
- Concerned because I knew my request would not be at the top of her crafting list. Winter is here.
My revised plan was to skip mom and buy a toque, but then I discovered I had a reject hat that’d be perfect for a pom pom! Etsy is a great resource for faux fur poms and within a week my mink brown faux fur poms arrived (I got two poms for $10 total). It only took me two minutes to attached and voila! I am happy, my pom bounces, and winter just got a bit better.
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The great tree hunt of 2015. Unlike Clark Griswold, we have no problem going to the local lot. David got his own tree this year.
We made a heck of a lot of shortbread cookies
My favourite view in December
An early Christmas at the Ackerman’s. Your eyes are not playing tricks, that is half-a-tree!
David squeezed in a morning at soccer camp session. He loved it.
I may only go once a year but when I do, I make sure to find the cutest church out there.
What’s Christmas without matching PJs?
David and Margaret are adding raisin buttons to the cookies for Santa.
A little quality control.
Christmas Eve. Erin, Jill (and Sam) played some beautiful holiday songs on the piano for us.
If I can’t have a white Christmas, I’ll happily take +15 degrees and sunshine. Perfect weather for an 8km run with Alex and Allie.
Jill’s friend made a plate of amazing sweets for our Christmas dessert.
Boxing day hike in Wentworth.
Rocks do not work as great tripods. You get the picture – a big family walk.
Better late than never. David and I drove around looking at the Christmas lights in Halifax. Photos by David.
Dinner with the Hulk and Darth Vader.
Turns out suitcases with wheels were a big hit for all three kids this year. They all loved them.
And finally, the three sisters had a pasta night at Jill’s house. Margaret and David helped.
Mike and I made our stockings when we first moved in together … 12 years ago … and we’re still fighting over who’s better. My mom made David stocking – which is the better than both of our combined because it’s bigger and wool expands better than felt. My mom knit/felted these as well: 
Hello Sunshine 