It’s that crazy busy time of year again as Christmas approaches at seemingly lightning speed. Only six days to go now folks! I am pleased to say that I have finished all my shopping, written all my Christmas cards and even started on the wrapping (unheard of until now as I can usually be found wrapping the last presents at 1am on Christmas Day!) It’s so easy to get carried away with the stress of it all but this year we decided to keep it fairly simple, limit the number of presents we give and just concentrate on enjoying having quality time together.
The only thing I still want to do is find the time to bake some traditional Swedish saffron buns and gingerbread biscuits with the children. I ordered some ready made gingerbread dough so hopefully it shouldn’t be too taxing. Today is the last day of school so we are planning a trip to the park this afternoon followed by pizza. A great way to start the holidays!
Here are a few pictures from the last week or so, via Instagram:
{I went into town to finish off my Christmas shopping last week and started my three hour shopping session with a gingerbread latte and croissant at Starbucks}
{A lovely night out with my very best friend from school who came over from Ireland to celebrate her birthday at Zuma in Knightsbridge. Lots of bubbly, yummy Japanese food and great company – life doesn’t get much better!}
{The festive countdown continued with a Christmas concert at Casper’s Beaver Scout group where he played a wonderful piano solo…}
{..and a very sweet Christmas show by Clemmie’s little ballet class}
{The tree is finally up. I tried hard to curb my OCD tendencies this year and put the kids in charge of the decorations. OK, so maybe I moved one or two baubles but I think it turned out OK!}
{The Christmas cards have all been written…}
{..and the Swedish Christmas food order has arrived safely}
{We even had time for a trip to the park last weekend to make the most of the dry weather.}
Hope you have a wonderful weekend whether you’re doing some last minute shopping, preparing for the Christmas feast or just putting your feet up and enjoying the festive mood! X
A Spoonful of Style 
Awesome work on all your advance Christmas prep :)~!!
Thank you, I am rather impressed with myself 🙂 Still have a bit of wrapping left to do but will hopefully be finished by the end of tomorrow. Merry Christmas! X
Thanks for those beautiful photos. Enjoy your Christmas and all the best for 2015! x
Thank you so much! Hope you have a fabulous Christmas too. X
Love this post!
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Emory
helloscarlettblog.com
Thank you so much! I wish you a very Merry Christmas. X
those red ballet dresses are SUPER cute! Gingerbread latte sounds delicious. Merry Christmas 🙂
Clemmie loves her ballet class, they get to dress up in different outfits every week. The gingerbread latte is my fave, especially with whipped cream on top. Merry Christmas to you too. X
It looks like you’ve had a fabulous week leading up to Christmas week! School got out for us on Thursday, but I was busy getting ready for two Christmas parties while also trying to fight off the sickies. I lost my sickie fight and missed one party, but I think I’m on the mend. I hope to actually enjoy the last few days of the Christmas season this week. I’m mostly done with my shopping so maybe I’ll get started on the wrapping. Like you, I can usually be found wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve until the wee hours. 😉 I did have ONE year where I done wrapping by Christmas Eve. It was heaven!
Oh no being sick at Christmas is the worst 😦 Glad you’re feeling better. I’m almost finished with the wrapping, just a few more to go and may actually get my hubby to do those! Hope you have a fantastic Christmas! X
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you. And Merry Christmas to you too. X
The gingerbread latte sounds really good 🙂 Clemmie is so cute in her tutu 🙂 Merry Christmas to you and your family! xoxo Fanni