Friday, December 19, 2014

Round One of Christmas Festivities

Last week I had an unfortunate case of congestion and laryngitis but that did not stop me from my week of Christmas fun. 

I had two great girl get togethers: one involved homemade hot chocolate and snacks and the other involved soups and wines, and of course they both had a ton of talking time! Even with my laryngitis I gabbed my little quiet voice down to nothing. But apparently when children are not present neither are our cameras!

So, after a few late nights and not feeling 100% we ended by going over to our sweet neighbor’s house and having pizza and creating some gingerbread houses. It was a good way to unwind.

Building and decorating the houses happened in between eating mouthfuls of the candy decorations…is there any other way to do it?

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We feel blessed that God placed these people as our neighbors.  Both Corbin and the girl are only children and they get along fabulously…or not, just like siblings.  It’s like having a sibling for a very short time and that is perfect for both families!

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After a full week we jetted right into a full weekend.  We celebrated Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Williams. On Saturday we have a huge dinner with extended family and a day full of hanging out. 

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Here’s my sweet niece Clara.  She has such a loving spirit.

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Here are the boys.  They were coloring away the morning.

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My cute boy!

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Just a taste of crazy Mom/Aunt Jenn…they were thrilled.

That night the cousins all stayed at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. They all slept in the same room and had a grand time…or so I heard.  Not going to lie, Chris and I tucked Corbs into bed and then made a dash for the door. We got to go home to our own bed and the sweet sound of silence…thanks Uncle Brent and Aunt April for taking charge of the kiddos!

The normal…

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the silly…

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and the sweet….

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Cuddle time with Grandpa.

Then on Sunday we had presents and relaxation time playing with everything for the rest of the day.

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It was a wonderful weekend to kick off our Christmas celebrations!

We headed into this week feeling strong, but unfortunately Corbin came down with what I had. We received our first call from school to come pick up our kiddo. I felt horrible because earlier that morning we took his temperature, talked to Corbin, assessed him and felt he would be ok at school for the day. But by early afternoon they took his temp and it was 101.  Needless to say he was home the next day as well.

But, that just means we started our Christmas break a little early! Corbin and I are now officially off school until January 6th, yahoo!

Hats off to us…

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and Merry Christmas!

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