christmas – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 I didn’t cancel Christmas this year – success! /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/ /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:52:44 +0000 /?p=8388 There are any number of ‘best of 2019!’ lists that I feel like I should be writing… but alas, I haven’t done enough reflecting to get those published tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Possibly on the 31st. Most likely I’ll finish them … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Holiday To-Do List /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/ /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:24:03 +0000 /?p=8363 If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s write a good list! With Christmas only 16 days away (yikes!) there is a limited amount of time to do everything I want to do, but I am committed to the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/feed/ 0 We had a very merry (and slow) Christmas! /post/2018/12/29/christmas/ /post/2018/12/29/christmas/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 02:33:31 +0000 /?p=8060 I have never been a huge fan of holidays, but ever since having kids, I’ve fallen back in love with Christmas. When we moved to Seattle 3+ years ago, we had to completely change our Christmas traditions. Actually, Tim and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/12/29/christmas/feed/ 2 Gift Ideas for 2-5 Year Olds /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/ /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:20:43 +0000 /?p=8055 I made a wish list for the girls’ Christmas present ideas this year. Actually, I think I’m going to keep it after the holidays and continue adding to it for the new baby and also for the girls’ birthdays, and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/feed/ 2 We had a very Merry Christmas! /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/ /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:41:36 +0000 /?p=7745 We had a complete whirlwind Christmas holiday, and we’re still celebrating! Here’s a not-so-quick recap of the past few days. December 24 Was Tim’s birthday! We had a group of friends over for breakfast in the morning and I made … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/feed/ 3 Oh, Christmas Tree /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/ /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:07:54 +0000 /?p=7721 One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is our annual quest to find a Christmas tree. Anything that gives me an opportunity to drag my entire family outside, no matter what the weather is, makes me so happy. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/feed/ 4 Christmas chaos (also: the time I almost canceled the holiday.) /post/2016/12/29/snowshoeing-at-gold-creek-pond/ /post/2016/12/29/snowshoeing-at-gold-creek-pond/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:36:37 +0000 /?p=7120 It’s taken me this long to do a Christmas recap not because I’m busy, but because it has taken me days and days to recover from the entire fiasco that was our holiday this year. You see, I had such … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/12/29/snowshoeing-at-gold-creek-pond/feed/ 14 I’ll be (staying) home for Christmas /post/2016/12/23/christmas-eve-eve/ /post/2016/12/23/christmas-eve-eve/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2016 22:35:29 +0000 /?p=7116 This is the first Christmas that Tim and I will be celebrating alone! At home! And by ‘alone’ I mean “alone” with our two small children and dog. When we lived in Chicago we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas running around … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/12/23/christmas-eve-eve/feed/ 6 We had ourselves a merry little Christmas (with matching Christmas pajamas, of course) /post/2015/12/28/merry-christmas/ /post/2015/12/28/merry-christmas/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:41:29 +0000 /?p=6134 Tim and I are home from our holidays spent in Chicago and we can’t believe it’s already over. I was expecting nine days at ‘home’ to feel so long but it seriously flew right on by. We had some great experiences … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/12/28/merry-christmas/feed/ 18 High tea at the Langham Hotel /post/2015/12/22/high-tea-at-the-langham-hotel/ /post/2015/12/22/high-tea-at-the-langham-hotel/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:13:02 +0000 /?p=6127 I love giving people experiences as Christmas gifts, and this year I decided to take my mom to high tea at the Langham Hotel in downtown Chicago for an early Christmas present. Yesterday afternoon my mom and I enjoyed wonderful tea, … Continue reading →

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