- It's beginning to feel a lot like... -

CHRISTMAS!!!!!

So much to squeeze in in December to prep our house for Christmas and our hearts for the newborn Christ...it's insanity! But I love every second of all of it, because this is truly THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR!  Yipeeeeeeee!  

THIS MONTH, we enjoyed... 

...the Lighted Christmas Parade in Highland [Santa sighting #1!]...

 

 

...visiting Santa at the local children's museum [Santa sighting #2!]...

...and running around the house allllll month cleaning up messes after our elf, Twinkle Toes, who came back in 2022 with a mission to be more mischievous than ever!  Good NIGHT, this little elf is crazy!

 

^^ Apparently, T.T. snuck in all his shenanigans while the Head Elf of the house caught some zzzzzz's...

...because one morning, the girls found this note and whipped back the bedsheets to find Brian's toenails painted a bright coral color!  He sprinted to the bathroom cabinet with finger nail polish remover and went to work on his toes before we could snap a pic! ;) :)

Also this month!  We crafted for Christmas...

...toured the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights with Brian's family...

 

 

...and had a parents' night out at my work Christmas party!

On the morn of December 6, the kids were ELATED to find that St. Nicholas had visited our house! We love this new tradition inspired by our Catholic school girls! ;) :) ...Meanwhile, I am still waiting with bated breath for the laundry fairy to appear! O Christmas tree, O Christmas treeeeee...how lovely are your ever-growing branches!!!

 

And then!  While Harper attended a school lock-in [Santa sighting #3!], Scarlett and I got invited to The Fox with the Wagahoffs. Fun night for all [even for Daddy and Super J who enjoyed Texas Roadhouse take-out and a night at home together!]...

 

 

Mid-month, we "Journey[ed] to Bethlehem"...

...celebrated at the annual Croatian Lodge Party [Santa sighting #4!]...

...[edited to add a side-by-side of the three sisters all at age 1 with Santa, #thirdtimesthecharm]!

 

Harper caught the sickies the day after Christmas break started, so #PHEW...we juuuuust made it through most of the Christmas celebrations and school plays/programs and classroom parties before the viral ball dropped.  Thankfully, Twinkle Toes made sure to steer clear of the germs in the house!

And!  With 3 days 'til Christmas, everyone has a cough, attitudes abound, snow storm is predicted for tomorrow!

MURRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!