It seems
like the past five or six weeks are a bit of a blur! Life feels very busy from the week of
Thanksgiving to New Years Day....
It’s starts
out the weekend before Thanksgiving when my sisters, who live out of state,
come home for their annual holiday visit…..
The Friday before
Thanksgiving is usually spent shopping for all that the upcoming week holds…
We usually
drive down to my brother’s house to eat dinner with my mom and siblings on
Saturday…..
Sunday we
go drive down to my Papaw's house for our annual Thanksgiving meal with him…..
Monday and
Tuesday are usually spent cleaning the house and preparing everything for
Thanksgiving Day…..
Wednesday
is the day my mom and sisters come up to our house for dinner and “noodle making”. We make my grandmother’s homemade noodles the
night before Thanksgiving and prep any other food for our Thanksgiving feast……
Thursday is
the big day, which has been hosted in our home the past couple of years….
Friday we
have our annual stocking party at my mom’s house. Since family comes in for Thanksgiving, we
celebrate Christmas on my side of the family the day after Thanksgiving……
Saturday is
the day Matt and I decorate our Christmas tree with the boys and swap out the
pumpkins for poinsettias…..
At some
point between Friday and Sunday, I make time to hit up any important post Thanksgiving sales that will benefit our Christmas shopping……
The first
weekend of December, Matt’s mom came home to have Christmas with his side of
the family. We met for dinner Friday
night before going to a hockey game. The
following morning we did a family Christmas brunch at our house.
That same
weekend, we had our Christmas pictures scheduled, which were followed by getting
our Christmas cards ordered and sent out to family.
This also
meant that I spent the previous work week putting together Christmas outfits for
the family and making the onesies the babies wore for their photos without Mom
and Dad.
The second
weekend of December, I had a huge Christmas consignment sale penciled in on my
calendar, which is where I finished Christmas shopping for the babies….
We also had
to make time to visit Santa one weekend before Christmas….
And of
course the boys and I had to go shopping for Daddy’s Christmas gift, and then
they had to go shopping with Daddy for my gift…..
And I can’t
forget to make a few tactile memories, like the hand and feet ornaments I had the
babies make this year….
The week of
Christmas there is all sorts of Christmas baking for friends and family….
Christmas
Eve we drive to my Papaws in the evening.
The morning is spent making goodies to take to the family gathering….
Christmas
Day we stay home and enjoy a lazy morning as a family. We read the Christmas story before any
presents are unwrapped, enjoy a big breakfast, and later on in the day I make a
traditional Christmas dinner for our family…..
And a week
later, here we are. It’s New Years Eve,
a day spent reflecting about all of the blessing that have been bestowed upon us
this year!
Here are a
few pictures of our holiday season as a family of four! What fun it was watching the boys during this
time! Their first Thanksgiving and
Christmas was so much fun!
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