i can’t even believe i’m writing this list…but y’all, we’re officially in the holiday season!
when hanna andersson reached out and asked to collaborate on their newest holiday family jams, i literally jumped for joy and squealed when they hit our doorsteps. zach was SUCH a trooper for these and we had the best time during this shoot.
while i have a million things on my bucket list, i also think it’s worth noting that whether i get one or all of these things checked off, it’s the quality of the memories we make that count. it’s so easy this time of year to get caught up in the hustle + bustle that it’s easy to forget the reason for the season.
here’s to making the best memories yet.

given that matching family christmas jams is on the top of my holiday bucket list, it simply made sense to get our holiday bucket list on the record!

stuff our bellies with turkey

make a ‘thankful for…’ turkey

donate our time at a local charity

give our christmas jar away

carol at a nursing home

cut down our christmas tree

string the lights + deck the halls

bake christmas cookies + consume them allllll

take our pic with the jolly old man

experience the zoo lights

and festival of lights at kings island

go ice skating

make a gingerbread house

catch snowflakes on our tongues

sip hot chocolate by the fire

cozy up for movie night with rudolf, frosty, + the grinch

write + mail a letter to santa

donate a toy to a local toy drive

blast the holiday tunes

go sledding

listen to poppa read ’twas the night before christmas

cut paper snowflakes

make our own christmas trimmings

open our christmas eve boxes

make handprint christmas ornaments

kiss under the mistletoe

stop to reflect on all the holiday magic…

’tis the season! i hope you’re gearing up for the most wonderful holiday of all!

the most heartfelt thank you to hanna andersson for gifting us the sweetest christmas jams + ivory lamb photography for once again making all my ideas come to life!