- Merry, MerrY, MERRY... -

...joy, JoY, JOY!!!

After the girls were exposed to COVID last December and therefore we all had to spend Christmas Day at home [in some sort of a pseudo-quarantine, JUSTINCASE they might develop symptoms], we made ALL THE STOPS this year and saw [almost] all of the family and had a holly jolly time opening gifts and re-telling favorite pasttimes and feasting the days away.  Merry joy!

Between Christmas Eve Mass [which we arrived to about an hour early to get a seat, so thank you to Eden for sharing markers and coloring pages with Harper and Scarlett while we tapped our toes fairly patiently waiting for Mass to start!]...

...and a quick run home to shag the itchy dresses + lay out carrots and cookies cookie and milk for Santa... 

...and Christmas Eve at Brian's parents'...

...and Christmas morning at home [Santa came!]...

...and Christmas Day afternoon at my parents'...

...we were happy to be home together on December 26, just the five of us, lounging in our PJs and enjoying all of our new toys and gifts! 

COVID has taken away so many things over the past year [and even throughout 2020, too...], but I'm so thankful it will never take away our joy or the love that we share!  I absolutely adore seeing all that Christmas is through our kiddos' eyes, and even moreso now that they're learning about the REAL reason for the season.  So sweet, so special!

Merry Christmas, friends!  O come, let us adore Him! <3