Good morning friends. Happy last day of 2013! Do you have big plans for tonight? I'm heading out to The Loft this morning to try to snag one of those trendy sweatshirts with jewels and sequins emblazoned on them. That seems like the perfect attire for our lasagna dinner with neighborhood friends and 9PM new year's countdown. :)
I am still fully in "break" mode (so much so that my to-do list is exactly the same length it was a week ago and there is a VERY good chance that - after ten glorious days of catching up on rest and relaxing - I will have to stay up all night Wednesday to get some things done and go back to work on Thursday more exhausted than before), so this will be short and sweet; but, here are a few photos from our Christmas:
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| Our quiet Christmas Eve - before a little driving light tour and hot chocolate. |
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| Leaving cookies for Santa and treats for the reindeer. Sam kept eating all of the reindeer snacks. Hilarious. |
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| My table for Christmas breakfast. |
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| Christmas morning "mess." |
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| Homemade "busy board" from Bear. |
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| Modeling new hats with Uncle Richard. |
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| Our little family in Northern Virginia before our annual lunch at Great Aunt Martha's. |
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My favorite part of the holiday season used to be enjoying time off from work. Lame, I know.... But it quickly changed this year when I saw the joy in my sons eyes and his constant verbal appreciations for "pretty lights". :) Merry Christmas E!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2014 (well almost!)! My favorite part of this holiday season was finally being off work (I'm a nurse who always works holidays) and spending it with my family!!
ReplyDeleteLike you, my favorite part was sweeping everything through my two year old's eyes. I said the same thing, last perfect year before expectations and what not kick in!
ReplyDeleteHmmm. My favorite part is christmas eve...twinkly lights...kids in bed...exchanging gifts with my husband :) I like doing videos myself, but this seems kinda fun!
ReplyDeleteCan you pleeeeease do a post on all the different elements of the busy board?? I've been wanting to make one of those but would love some ideas for busy-makers. So awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you guys have a great Christmas! I am so glad that we have until next monday, i feel bad that you go back on Thursday! I hope you found a fun blingy sweatshirt to wear tonight. Happy New Year! :]
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year E! My favorite part of Christmas this year was having our Callie, just 10 months old, show some excitement on Christmas Eve after we left cookies and her sippy cup out for Santa and she opened her Christmas Jammies. I can't wait till next year - she will be in that magical spot that Sam was for you this year. Have a great one!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all...Hank needs a busy board like Sam's stat! I just told my hubs to get started...:) Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year! The best part of Christmas this year was watching Hank take six hours to open his gifts. It was so much fun to watch him open a gift (well really let me or daddy open a gift because my OCD child hates wrapping paper...) and then play with it for hours, or let's be honest, 20 minutes. This Christmas really made me realize how much more FUN holidays become with a little person. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteSo fun! It looks like you had a wonderful holiday! we did too --- my favorite part was getting cozy in new christmas pajamas so that we could drive around and look at Christmas lights before bed. little things turn big with kids :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the holidays this year was watching my daughter really experience Christmas for the first time (she is not quite 2). To see her understanding and excitement was awesome.
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