I still can't believe that Christmas has come and gone - wasn't it just Halloween?!? What in the world, y'all! We had such a great few days and today I'm sharing a few bits and pieces for the memory books ;)
We kicked off Christmas Eve with a marshmallowy hot cocoa bar courtesy of Buddy and Trixie our elves ;)
The kids decided to do their sibling gift exchange while we sipped hot chocolate and ate cinnamon rolls and this tradition is one of my all-time favorites. It's really sweet to see them pick out gifts for each other and wrap them all on their own.
Just a touch of whipped cream ;)
After breakfast we got a few things ready to head to my brothers house for Christmas with his family. I'm not sure why they're both crouching but it was seriously the best pic I took the whole afternoon - whoops!
The only other pics I took were the dessert spread I brought...
... and this super candid pic of all the cousins. The end. ;) hahaha
We headed straight from Marks house to church...
... and then back to our house for the Cowboys game, lasagna and scratch-off lottery tickets.
Mason was the big winner with a $60 win on one of his tickets (not sure what that goofy face is - hahaha)
Christmas morning came bright and early (not TOO early though... Santa leaves the kids stockings upstairs and they go through those with each other and watch a movie until our 8 am start time) ;)
There was A LOT of excitement!
My FAVORITE kind of mess ;)
Later in the morning the kids discovered "goodbye notes" from the elves on their iPads and phones ;)
Mason was cracking up that Buddy used one of his favorite phrases - hahaha
We spent the rest of the morning playing...
... before heading to Dave's aunt and uncles house for lunch. It was the best kind of lunch where "just a little bit" of all the things makes a big ol' plate.
After lunch we headed back to our house for an afternoon/evening of more presents, games and food with my parents... and once again I took approximately 2 pics ;) hahaha
Dave and I both commented when we got in bed how "EASY" this years Christmas felt. Now that our kids are older some of the exhaustion that comes with Christmas Eve/Day has passed and it's just getting more and more enjoyable and fun for us. A perk of big kids, y'all!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with friends and family!!!
I'm so glad you had a merry Christmas! Mason's face of joy is the best I have ever seen. I love his excitement over everything! I love your traditions...you've definitely created memories for them that will last forever. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing all the Christmas magic! Looks like a wonderful Christmas!
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