Merry Merry • Kath Eats

I’m sharing some Christmas season pics, our new artwork, and different merry issues earlier than shutting down the KERF HQ for the vacations. 

Ho Ho How are you?

We’re prepared for Christmas! The boys’ final day of faculty was the fifteenth, so this week has been filled with actions. Like final 12 months, I’m planning to pause publishing new weblog posts and newsletters whereas the youngsters are dwelling from college for winter break. So that is probably my final put up until 2024! (We’re heading out on a festive household journey right now so I’ll find yourself posting a fast recap of that on Monday if it’s picture heavy!) 

Our tree is again in its joyful nook of the dwelling/eating room!

New Star Wars decoration from Aunt Layton!

The wreath is again on the door however with a special door and totally different colour this 12 months!

Similar stockings, new mantle

There are extra refined hints of the season round, like this golden pinecone tree within the built-ins.

Lindsay Letters Artwork

A not-so-subtle addition to the lounge is our new Lindsay Letters Artwork. We settled on Plant Store for its colour palette and it brightens up our impartial room!

I really like that there are body choices so that you don’t have to try this half by yourself. We went with the sunshine wooden to match our flooring/mantel. 

I additionally purchased this birch tree print on an impulse. Birch needed to have it for his room! We bought the identical body. I find it irresistible, and so does he!

Christmas Brunch + Bar Crawl

A spotlight of this vacation season was a Christmas brunch and a bar crawl following.

My go-to vacation costume is my Mrs. Claus apron I bought years in the past. I really like that I can put on it over an all black outfit and may take away it at any time!

We gathered with a big group of pals, in costume, and performed occasion video games. I didn’t drink 12 drinks for the 12 days of Christmas – I had a number of water + mocktails + a couple of actual drinks. 

Different Vacation Season Actions

Glad seventieth John Donne!

Making Gingerbread cookies!

We used this recipe. 

Hey Clay Set

HIGHLY advocate this clay set! It comes with an iPad app that reveals your youngster step-by-step how one can construct. Whereas Birch does want supervision, he’s nice at constructing them! Solely draw back is every directions set is $.99. But it surely’s been definitely worth the $10 funding up to now!

Getting new tires on our automotive.

Merry Christmas to us (ugh). I labored in a close-by espresso store whereas the Highlander was underneath anesthesia. 

A number of enjoyable at Many years Arcade

Cville’s finest wet day exercise!

Shark Robotic

Sending the Shark Robotic to timeout after it tried to eat Birch’s lined up Legos whereas we had been out. 

Vacation Style

I really like a very good Mrs. Claus apron that I can put over any vacation costume and arrive in character : ) 

I bought these two attire from Quick Story (a clothes supply firm for these underneath 5’4″!) and so they had been each keepers. A basic black with a handkerchief backside –

And this gorgeous inexperienced lengthy costume! 

I additionally purchased myself a brand new purse. I actually needed a light-weight canvas or nylon backpack model purse to put on after I’m strolling / shifting, and I discovered this one from ORI London over Black Friday on sale!

It’s the right dimension, tremendous light-weight, and suits my laptop computer (barely!) 

I used to be gifted these Lake PJs by my great VA Hillary and LOVE them! They’re the right size and so delicate!

Have a beautiful vacation and a contented new 12 months!