Christmas Eve

This will be the third year that the kids opened one present each on Christmas Eve. This is the first year that they figured out that it is always new pajamas. We went out to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner and as soon as we came home they were asking me when they could open their new pajamas. After putting them on it was off to bed!

Snow!!

and the day after.... at least 3 feet of snow piled high in our back patio.

We had the biggest snow storm any of us have ever experienced yesterday. It was very nice to relax in our cozy home on a Saturday and enjoy the storm from the inside. After lunch, James did venture out with the kids to try and shovel a little bit to "stay on top of the storm". Well, his efforts proved futile but the kids had a blast "wading" through the waste high snow and pulling each other up and down the street on their little toboggan. The kids are excited because school has now been cancelled for Monday and Tuesday making their Winter break start early. They don't go back until the new year!

Back to the Blog

Between my camera breaking, the first trimester of my pregnancy, and some very busy days my blog has fallen down to the bottom of my to do list. In the next few weeks, I plan to update it. Bear with me!

Brambleton Santa Visit

Our neighborhood does a great job at offering events geared towards families throughout the year. This is the second year that we went to the Christmas event at our clubhouse. The big highlight is sitting on Santa's lap. We love it because we get to avoid the long lines to see the mall Santa. This year, they also had a balloon animal guy that made special Christmas themed balloons. Check out Andrew's Santa hat, complete with beard, Allie's candy cane, and Abbey's reindeer.