Advent Calendar

Since having Chloe I have been looking for an advent calendar. I really fell in love with the Pottery Barn (below) one this year. It was everything I had been looking for. I didn't like the box shaped ones because the present areas just were not big enough, pretty much the size of a M&M in my opinion. I wanted to be able to give more than candy. And I just loved the whimsical style of the tree. I love fun things and this was just fun looking to me. But the down fall was the price. It was 70 bucks when I first saw it. So of course I knew it was not in the budget and I needed to keep looking.

So fast forward to Thanksgiving time. My Aunt Lisa was in town for the holiday and personal matters. One night she was planning to come out (the night we made those wonderful sugar cookies). But she had to finish something first. So after a couple of calls saying, just alittle longer, she made it out. She had a present for us in the car. So when she walked in I was presently surprised with what it was. She had handmade a tree advent calendar. She didn't even know (at least not to my knowledge) that I wanted one. She said she figured everything out in her head and didn't even use a pattern. It is awesome. Chloe loves it too. She knows that she is allowed to get her prize out after nap when daddy gets home. And lets just say the minute Dave walks through the door she is wanting help to get her prize.
It is so cool. I am extremely impressed with her mad sewing skills. Which really I have always known about since she and my mom made numerous Halloween costumes back in the day. She is my artsy aunt. It is something Dave and I are so proud to have as a new tradition.