The day after Thanksgiving means it’s officially Christmas season and our day to decorate! I had two cuties to help me while Daddy was at work, though we saved the ornaments for Saturday morning when he was home.
This year for Thanksgiving we did all our family traditions (though AJ had to miss some of the morning ones due to being at work- he did get to watch the parade on his computer!). We hung out in pajamas and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and then went on a hike. After lunch, I stayed inside to start the turkey and Brooke and Alex made their own thanksgiving dinner outside their playhouse which we all sat down and enjoyed. We played outside and raked the leaves into a huge pile for the kids to jump in. I had to go back inside to start dinner and eventually they followed so I put on the parade for them to watch while I cooked. AJ came home and we enjoyed dinner before heading to the park to play. After the park we had a DAMN TASTY dessert of pumpkin pie and lava cake!
Christmas morning rose early and the kids bound down the stairs to find exactly what they wanted from Santa. They had a lot of fun playing with their new toys while we make breakfast. After a quick bite we opened the rest of the presents and then of course played with them the rest of the day. We enjoyed Christmas dinner together with cookies for dessert.
Christmas Eve started out making Christmas cutout cookies and then heading to Christmas Town in Norfolk. After lunch we decorated the cookies and had an early dinner of Chinese before heading out to see Christmas lights. After getting Brooke and Alex into their elf pajamas they set out cookies, milk, and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.
Ammy and Papa were here visiting for a week over Christmas and we had a fun time doing lots of things with them. We made cookies, played outside, went to a Christmas VSO concert, went to the beach, went to the Chrysler, and the park. They were also here to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
