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What's the best part of counting down to Christmas? The kids probably think it's the candy from the advent calendar but with these adorable advent calendars, moms may say it's the fun Christmas decor. We've rounded up some modern advent calendars and with Christmas just 8 days away, now is a fabulous time to keep your eye on these because they will most likely, if not already, go on clearance soon!

I love dressing the kids up in their holiday pajamas. Even if it's not Christmas morning, them waddling down in their red plaid, snowman and reindeer garb makes it feel like it is.

When I was little, holiday pjs were something that I would get as a gift on Christmas morning. But it's the kind of gift that you need to open early in order to enjoy before the holidays. My theory is that they would make a great gift to give on Thanksgiving instead.

If your Christmas morning means unwrapping presents under the tree and then heading off for more gift giving, then you understand the task of hauling everything back and forth! This year, I'm searching for fun, re-usable holiday bags to use as gift wrap as well as to tote the kids goodies back home.

I ran across these adorable reindeer holiday bags that seem large enough (20" X 25") to hold a bunch of holiday goodies. I can just imagine each kid proudly stuffing their bags after looting Grandma & Grandpa's tree to take back home! $55 @ ShoptBCGifts.Com

Especially this time of year, creating and establishing family traditions is almost like a quest. We obsessively force everyone in the family to go to the pumpkin patch then trick or treating, cram as many chairs at the thanksgiving table as possible then fight over who gets to pull the wishbone and now then the mother of all holidays and traditions begin!

Not only do we want our children to enjoy the holidays as much as we do, we want them to look forward to all these silly little events year after year and someday carry on the same traditions with their kids. Being able to tell them, "Grandpa used to read me this story when I was a little girl," not only brings back childhood memories of our own but it also sheds a little light on mommy's mysterious past!

Especially this time of year, creating and establishing family traditions is almost like a quest. We obsessively force everyone in the family to go to the pumpkin patch then trick or treating, cram as many chairs at the thanksgiving table as possible then fight over who gets to pull the wishbone and now then the mother of all holidays and traditions begin!

Not only do we want our children to enjoy the holidays as much as we do, we want them to look forward to all these silly little events year after year and someday carry on the same traditions with their kids. Being able to tell them, "Grandpa used to read me this story when I was a little girl," not only brings back childhood memories of our own but it also sheds a little light on mommy's mysterious past!