From decorating on Black Friday weekend to baking day, Christmas Eve pajamas, cinnamon rolls, family games, and our yearly Santa trip, these are the Christmas traditions our family comes back to every year.

If I were building a baby registry again, these are the practical things I would put on it first and the categories where I would wait to see what my baby actually liked.

Meet Vee and the real life behind Vee’s Gathered Life — homestead chores, animals, home, food, holidays, favorite finds, imperfect days, and a lot of laughter along the way.