We packed the house to the gills for Christmas this year and it was loud and crazy and so much fun! My brother, sister-in-law, sister, and nieces all stayed with us Christmas week, and then my cousins came up the day after and rented an airbnb down the street. It was basically a week of cooking and running amok, just as it should be.
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My awesome friend invited us for cookie decorating and ornament making. Don't they look delicious?! |
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Festive AF for his Scout party |
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I met Santa! Outside TJ Maxx. And that's his convertible :) |
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I volunteered in Averson's class party. This is the only picture without someone else's kid in it. Also, I was at the cup stacking station and I was NOT PREPARED. Who knew Kindergartner's needed a bouncer? |
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I couldn't get them in their jammies but I DID get Atticus in antlers, which is a close second. |
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Christmas Eve jammies, play dough, and Googly Eyes. So much shrieking. |
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Living her best life. I'm going to have to detox all of them in 2019 |
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Scout was also living her best life |
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Christmas Eve Ugly Sweater Cookie Competition. I think this is going to be a new tradition. |
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I *heart* this mantle so very very much |
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I also *heart* this guy, even in beard ornaments (the fact that he put them on symmetrically says so much about him) |
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Who else got a Scruff a Luv? Averson loves it :/ |
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My neighborhood puts up luminarias on Christmas Eve and it's magical AF |
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Santa brought her the helmet she wanted! |
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My step-mother sent them all Build-A-Bear gift certificates so we braved the mall the day after Christmas. I love how different their choices were |
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The three of them spent most of Christmas here and it was about the coziest thing ever |
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I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! This one was a tough one, since we always spent it with my dad, but I think having the chaos here really helped. We have friends coming in for New Years, but I think the next few weeks are going to feel very quiet.
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