12 Days of Christmas! I Christmas House Tour Video & Giveaway. {CLOSED}
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas!
I am SO excited to share with you guys that every day for the next 12 days, I’ll be vlogging (think day in the life, waaaay oversharing, Q+A videos), sharing the video here on Crumbs (and on youtube!) and holding a giveaway of my favorite things!
Here’s a peek at some of the Christmas decor in our home. So sorry if I make you nauseaus with my shaky camera skills and poor editing – I’m still learning! There are a few things I left out because I have constant #mombrain and either forgot or wasn’t able to get it together in time. Things like my favorite mini Lenox nativity set (I have no idea where to place it this year, since Max will shatter it), the Pottery Barn Kids advent/Christmas countdown calendar (that is sewn completely crooked but I refused to send back because I opened it ON the first day of advent and was determined to have a cute calendar… ), our favorite Christmas pillows and outdoor lights, etc. I wanted to wait until everything was perfect, but if I waited, I knew I’d never do it and I’ve wanted to make videos FOREVER now.
The first year we were married, Eddie surprised me and bought a tree, decorated it and made his man cave apartment a winter wonderland for us. It was actually the second tree he bought, because the first was waaaay too big, but final sale. So we ended up with two trees! That year, we put up two trees and bought lots of ornaments at Michael’s and Joann’s. That’s where the majority of our ornaments are from, along with a few Martha Stewart from Macy’s that are about eight years old and some new ones from Michael’s this year that I bought for the white tree.
I bought the white tree last year at Treetopia on sale after Christmas. The copper/blue tree is from Target this year, and by far my favorite one. The red/green decorated tree is from Frontgate and will hopefully last us a million years.
My mom made our house incredibly magical when I was growing up. In fact, she still does and I’m hoping that I can get a video of hers before these 12 days are up! She’d stay up all night for days to turn the house into a Christmas wonderland for my brothers and me. It was the most magical time EVER.
Needless to say, I’ve been a complete Christmas freak since I was a kid. When school started up again, I’d wake up early and go downstairs just so I could sit by the Christmas tree in January before we got on the bus. It was my absolute favorite!
Eddie and I were determined to make our house as Christmasy as we could for Max this year. Eddie decorated gingerbread houses for eight hours because he is a perfectionist, and even set up his own tree downstairs in the basement that I didn’t get to capture. It has been so much fun and I love sitting under the lights every night.
Enjoy! And scroll down for giveaway #1!
GIVEAWAY!
Every day for the next 12 days until Christmas I’ll be giving away some of my favorite things. I want to show every bit of my appreciation for you guys sticking here with me for over seven years, reading the rambles that I write and making my recipes and leaving comments and supporting me 100%. Even when I write horrific run-on sentences and use 34 exclamation points in one post. And say “literally.” Ugh.
THANK YOU so much for being here. You changed my life and I am forever grateful for you.
Today I’m giving away a mirrorless camera! If you read my favorites post, you know I use one all the time and I even shot a few pieces of the video here with mine. I was super excited to giveaway the Samsung nx300 that I always talk about, but unfortunately it’s no longer available. Instead, I’m giving away the comparable Sony alpha a6000, which I’ve even considered switching to. This giveaway is not sponsored or affiliated with anyone and is given by me. It is open to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE! Wahoo.
To enter: leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite holiday memory!
For a second entry: SUBSCRIBE to the howsweeteats youtube channel. There is a red button on the right side and you will only be notified when I upload a new video. This is the best way to be notified of a new video/giveaway in these 12 days too! Leave a comment telling me you did so.
For a third entry: follow howsweeteats on instagram. Leave a comment telling me you did so.
The giveaway will only be open for 24 hours (!!) so be sure to enter and share! A winner will be picked at random. Come back for a new video and giveaway tomorrow. xoxo
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My favorite Christmas memory is spending Christmas Day at my grandma’s. She loved decorating for Christmas and there were always so many people there. It felt very special every year.
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My favorite holiday memory is of going to the movies with my parents on the evening of Christmas. The theater would be relatively quiet and relaxed and it was a fun family tradition. Now that my sister and I have little ones, we don’t do this anymore but I look forward to doing it with my kids when they are bigger!
My favorite memory is Christmas morning with the extended family, eggs Benedict and opening presents.
Gahhhh your house is a WINTER WONDERLAND. My favorite holiday memory are my moms cheeseballs. Obvious reasons!
I grew up 2 hours outside of Dallas, and we always spent Christmas Eve in Dallas with extended family. Then late late LATE when all the festivities were over we would change into our jammies and Grandma’s and then drive home so Santa could come see us. Sounds like a weird memory, I just remember how exciting that car ride home was knowing all the presents I had just gotten, and that Santa was about to come!
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Loved waking up and opening stockings in bed and waiting for my dad to get the giant video camera before we could go see what was under the tree!
How to pick just one? I always loved our tradition of stockings and putting an orange in the toe of each one. My dad always loved hiding little gifts or cards IN the tree as well.
My favorite christmas memory is from my childhood. My parents used to decorate the house overnight so we went to be to a bare house and woke up with decorations everywhere! It was magical. I follow on youtube and instagram.
Your house is beautiful! Such special memories for your family. :) my favorite memory is also getting up early and sitting by the Christmas tree before school. I would get up early and turn on all of the Christmas lights to enjoy them before my 4 brothers and sisters woke up!
Your house looks beautiful! I love the flocked tree!
My favourite holiday memory is feeding kangaroos in Australia :)
My favorite Christmas memory is actually story about me that my dad likes to tell everyone around Christmas. He likes to tell of the time that they told us that we couldn’t wake them up until 6am on Christmas morning, and so when they woke early in the morning with that creepy feeling that eyes were on them and they lifted their heads, there came a voice for the corner of the room, “You have 5 more minutes.” That’s right, I had a flair for the dramatic.
My grandmother recently passed away but would host a huge Austrian Christmas Eve party every year full of food and treats from recipes passed down from multiple generations and Boney M on the record player upstairs and Sound of Music downstairs. My sister and I made all the food and danced to Boney M, sobbed our way through Sound of Music and remembered the love of my grandparents last year. Christmas Eve has become my absolute favourite day,
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Favorite holiday memory is the tradition of going to grandmas on Christmas Eve, spending the night, and eating creamed eggs and the most amazing biscuits on Christmas morning.
My favorite memory is piling into the station wagon and driving around looking at the Christmas lights every year ❄??
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My favorite holiday memory is the smell of candles burning in the evening, I just love it! I have followed you on instagram for years :)
My favorite Holiday memory is attending “parrandas” every year. It’s the Puertorrican equivalent to Caroling, people go around friends/neighbors/strangers houses, sing and dance lively songs with Puertorrican instruments and afterwards everyone gets to eat soup, it goes on the whole night. I look forward to it every year. :)
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My fave Christmas memory is when my sister and I woke up and my parents had put plane tickets under the tree… They booked us to leave for Disneyland on the 26th. No joke, it was like a freaking movie. Such a special holiday :)
My favorite Christmas memory is seeing my cousins every year on Christmas Eve with the exact same food, people, and same games! This has been happening for 30 years!
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You’re so awesome! My favorite is all the nostalgic ornaments my parents have. We had one that held a Hersey kiss and we once left the same one in it for years!
My favorite Christmas memory is when my oldest son was 15 months old (he is now 24). It snowed for about 24 hours straight, and we had gotten him a Radio Flyer sled and pulled him around the neighborhood in the lightly falling snow. I also made a beef roast for the first time (with popovers!) and it came out PERFECT. I already follow you on Instagram @amyinthe207, and have followed your blog from the beginning!
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My most recent favorite was from last year, it was my little ones first Christmas! It was so fun watching him tear into the wrapping paper all while wearing Christmas pjs and a Santa hat! He was adorable and had no real idea what was going on but we loved it!
Watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas with my son. He was just two years old and the first time he watched. It was the first time he sat through without fidgeting and talking. He is 25 now and it is still the first holiday program he watches each season.
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Favorite holiday memory- decorating the Xmas tree and helping my dad hang lights outside
My favorite Christmas memory has always been my 4th grade christmas. I remember i got a sweet ESPRIT blue jumpsuit with bright pink polka dots. I put it on immediately and wore it all day! I remember the smell of breakfast after opening all my presents. I remember going to the park afterwards with my sisters. The weather was cloudy, which was always my favorite because its a rarity in Arizona. There was nothing totally that stands out from that day I just always remember year after year, feeling truly happy that day!
Favorite holiday memory – my brother waking me up EVERY Christmas morning (even as teenagers) and us waiting for our parents to get up. (Except that one year when he got me up at like 3am and he started opening gifts… he was in trouble!)
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This will probably be my favorite Christmas ever with our 3 boys and our family being completed by our new baby girl! Making Christmas magical for them is the best!
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one christmas we couldn’t find our tree and ornaments so we went our night before christmas and bought all new tree, lights, and ornaments and had such a good time decorating as a family!
Going to look at Christmas lights. Which I do with my own kids now.
My favorite Christmas memory is going to my grandparents house for Christmas. My entire family packs into my grandparents family room. We have so much delicious food and drinks! It’s my favorite day of the entire year!!????
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