Christmas in July

There's no deep meaning behind celebrating Christmas in July, but we're definitely longing for cooler weather around here, so I figured: why not? Last year, I heard about the idea and we ended up watching The Grinch on July 31. This year, I planned ahead a little and we had some fun with it.

The kids helped me make Christmas cookies and we delivered them to some friends in the neighborhood. Why not share the Christmas love, right? (PS - That was a fun mess to clean up! Plus, look how cute Ryan is in his football jersey and apron. I'm sure I'll hear about that one in a few years...)


We ate dinner in our PJs, then the kids decorated their cookies.


We finished off with a picnic on the floor while we watched Christmas movies.


Who needs popcorn when you can sip cocoa and eat Christmas tree cookies topped with red, white and blue sprinkles?


I think next year, we'll do this on a weekend and I'll let the kids invite some friends over. As for this year, everyone was crammed on the couch with Daddy.


Does anyone else out there celebrate Christmas in July? What do you do??? If not, you have over a week to do something fun with your family!