Highlights of Christmas Eve:*relaxing day at home with the kids*prepping some of the food for Christmas day*making chili in the crock pot for our traditional meal*watching Laina sprinkle reindeer food in our front yard*choosing one gift to open!*driving around the neighborhood in our pj’s looking at decorations*picking the perfect goodies […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Before Nicole and her family moved to CA, Katy, Nicole and I used to get together with our girls periodically. It was always so fun to see all of them interact, not to mention see how much they all continued to change over the years. Since Nicole came home for […]
We spent the afternoon with our friends over the Christmas holiday, and Laina and her sweet friend Savannah made gingerbread houses while Elijah and Aidan ran around. Such a fun playdate, and Laina was thrilled with the results of her house. I loved having it in our kitchen throughout the […]
Laina and I got to do two of our favorite things one Saturday in December. Make (and sample!) cookies for Santa, and watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Since we moved into our house only a few days before Christmas last year, we didn’t really have time to put up a tree other than our tiny artificial tree that we had in our condo. So this year, we decided to get our first real tree as a family. […]
Taking the kids to our neighborhood tree lighting this year was extra special since Del Ray is officially our home now. Seeing Santa, singing carols, watching the tree light up, and getting balloons were all highlights for Laina. Elijah was awake a bit past his bedtime, but he seemed to […]
The month of December was filled with all kind of fun. I think one of the highlights for Laina was decorating the house with all of our Christmas decor. She asked every morning for a week or so if today was the day we could start decorating. I think she […]
Kids are so unpredictable and imaginative that it is truly mind blowing at times. I put Laina bed tonight while Sam tucked buddy in, and we went through our standard bedtime routine. We typically end the night by chatting about our day and playing “High, Low” where we talk about our favorite […]