Keeping the ho ho ho in holiday
Who was telling you way back in 2007 to chill out and lower the pressure of the holidays? I was JOMO before it was cool:
and
This year my 17-year-old and I are having a song advent. For the month of December, leading up to Christmas, every day we take turns giving each other a new song. Then, we dance. New tradition: Advent dance party.
This was a spur-of-the-moment thing and it has been so great. New music? Yes! Daily dance party? Yes! And at the end of the month, we’re going to burn our 24 songs onto DVDs and enjoy them all year long.
Every year the younger son and I do the LEGO advent calendar. (Older son bowed out some years ago when he got “too old.” The younger son and I will apparently never be too old.)
I don’t know if you’ve ever done the LEGO advent calendar, but it can be a little … how shall I say this … non-festive. LEGO thinks escaped convicts are normal holiday fare. Also, firemen. Some years you don’t get a Santa at all; other years, you get naked Santa:
Thanks, LEGO. That’s not at all disturbing. Is he wearing a thong? Not an improvement.
This year we decided to make each other our own custom LEGO advent calendar. The boy’s been getting a “knights’ Christmas party” that I put together but he went above and beyond and made me custom LEGO minifigs from some of my favorite Christmas movies.
Dudley from The Bishop’s Wife:
Is that Cary Grant or what?! Also from The Bishop’s Wife, Henry and the model of his cathedral:
Capturing David Niven’s moustache in LEGO. Plus the cathedral has stained-glass windows — this photo doesn’t do it justice.
From A Christmas Story, dream-sequence Ralphie:
And of course:
Flick? Flick who?
Finally, an important scene from another classic Christmas movie:
Before you judge me for considering Die Hard a Christmas movie, let alone watching it annually, remember — it doesn’t matter what your traditions are, just that you’re having a great time with the ones you love.
And if you break out into dance, even better.
Happy holidays from me to you!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
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24 comments
Love your traditions...really dislike that Santa!
;D
Where do I start?! Love so much.
Also- Merry Christmas to that last guy O.O
Stinks to lose your hand on Christmas. Crime really doesn't pay.
one-handed lenny is also allergic to dogs. poor him.
OMG! Nearly Naked Santa! Speechless. (and you know that's saying something!)
hahaha
We did the city advent calendar the year we got Santa in a shower. More than once, I had to clean up my husband's set-ups (involving the mom, dad, and that shower) before the kids got up in the morning. Yeah, thanks for that, Lego. :-)
LOVE the Christmas Story set-ups!!
i wish i had room to show ALL the advent gifts he’s made for me! they’re all so great. :)
and re: the shower, oh my. ;o)
Die Hard is totally a Christmas movie. :)
i know!!! ;D
Ha ha! I LOVE the Flick one. Nice!
hahaha — he nailed it!
that thong wearin' santa is so, so wrong. tmi, santa. tmi.
lori, happy christmas. you've changed my life more than anyone else i don't know irl. and that's a lot of people!
<3 <3 thank you SO much, janet!!! <3 <3
Love it! Merry Christmas!
to you, too! :)
Die Hard to So a Christmas movie as is Long Kiss Goodnight
Lovely lego photos
;o)
I'd call him Sumo Santa! This is the first year we've splurged on a Lego advent calendar, partly because I fear my son will soon feel too old for one. But then again, maybe not. I might have to steal your custom advent calendar idea. love it!
hahaha, i’ve *seen* sumo outfits and they sport a bit more fabric. ;o)
the custom calendar has worked great — i highly recommend it!
I can't wait to show this to Z! I made him a Lego advent calendar this year too made up from a stash I got for $20 on kijiji. But to do a theme or a scene would be soooooooo much cooler. And with all the making in our house for gifts Z seemed to internalize that and had told me I couldn't come into his workshop for days because he was working on making a custom Avengers set for me for Christmas. I saw the unveiling two days ago (guess he decided Christmas came early for mommy) and it was indeed epic. I took pics and hopefully will get around to sending them to you to add to the kids project blog (is that still going?).
Anyways, thanks for sharing - so cool!
that sounds so awesome! :D
crafting up the LEGO advent for each other has been so, so great — we have srsly enjoyed every single day plus the whole process of planning & etc. too fun. :)
This is great! We have been doing the Lego Advent calendar for the last few years and ... yeah ... not always joyous and festive. This year's highlight so far is a hot dog stand ...?
I love your idea here.
lol i saw all the hotdogs and kerchiefs from this year’s calendar… ;o)
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