Searching for the Sun

This x-mas we are mixing things us a bit.
The past two years we've wanted desperately to leave the cold Northern temperatures and travel South for some warmth, beaches and sun.

The kids have finally been convinced that this is a super-fantastic idea.

So, how do we make Christmas, Christmas, without the tree with lights, and the presents on Christmas morning?

Here's the plan.
Each day the kids will open an envelope with a slip of paper in it that tells, hints or suggests the adventure that the day holds.  This was my husbands idea.  Love it!

I'm having fun writing them up, adding little picture clues, attempting my poetry and rhyming skills.