Thankful Thursday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

For many years I wasn't really into the whole Christmas 'thing'. Sure I enjoyed the random piss ups social gatherings and the day itself, but it all seemed a bit overblown to me.

Then I had children.

It didn't happen right away. The early years were fun in a awww that's cute kind of way but it wasn't really until the past few years that I've fully immersed myself in the Christmas spirit.

This week we put up our tree and started some crafts. Over the weekend I'll sort through our Christmas movies ready for some family movie nights as the year winds down and we'll be going to the carols at our school tomorrow night. The lights are up and it's all starting to feel a bit magical, I can't wait for term to end and six weeks of not making school lunches long evenings playing outside with a glass of wine in hand to spend extra time with my big kids.

This week I'm thankful for the joy and excitement of the Christmas season, for the end of a challenging year being in sight. Most especially I'm thankful that our Christmas celebrations are during the warmth of Summer. There's nothing that says Aussie Christmas like kids riding new bikes in the early morning sunshine still in their pyjamas while parents slug the first of many cups of coffee for the day. Love it.

It's Thursday and I'm thankful.