This post is going to be long and picture-heavy...just a fair warning!
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Setting up the tree together was SO fun this year. Molly loved putting up the ornaments.
Here she is right before putting the tree up:
We decided to get our kids a new ornament each year when we put up the tree so that when they leave our house, they have a box full of ornaments for their own tree someday!
This year I got Molly a baby, because she looooves babies so much. Safe to say she was pretty excited about it. :)
I finally have a mantel to decorate! So fun!
We went to see the zoo lights on a beautiful night...see, we didn't even wear coats! We thought it wouldn't be that crowded, being a weeknight. Everyone else in Columbus thought so too. :)
Chris's work had a Christmas party one Saturday this month, which had a ton of fun activities. Molly was pretty unsure of the idea of getting her face painted, so I went first. Here are our matching bows:
And this was Molly's face when she first saw Santa. She immediately exclaimed, "I don't like Santa Claus!" haha
And yes, we got the classic picture of a screaming child on Santa's lap.
Cooper, on the other hand, was infatuated with Santa. Especially his nose and his glasses.
Molly and I making Christmas cookies together:
We travelled to North Carolina to spend some time with my family before Christmas. It was nothing short of amazing. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family that loves each other and gets along so well. :)
My mom bought a bounce house! Yes, a bounce house! Haha. It was so cool, and the kids loved it!
We came home from our trip to a flooded laundry room. Just two days before Christmas. It was terrible timing, to say the least. Monday was such a discouraging day for me, as I was trying to keep my joy amidst all the crazy of the laundry room situation, our cars having issues, and just the madness that IS two days before Christmas.
Then this happened. A sweet, sweet friend from church delivered this beautiful plate of goodies. It just couldn't have come at a more perfect time! God knows best! Thank you SO much, Mikayla and Whitney!
The kiddies before Christmas eve service. You can see how much she adores her little brother.
Also, let it be known that Molly wore the same dress two Christmases in a row. My tiny, petite little girl. (last year on the left, this year on the right)
Molly at Grandma Dorothy's with the big giant Christmas bear:
(I'm not sure why there's snow on this picture, but it's kinda cool, right?)
Christmas morning was the four of us at our house. It was so relaxing and full of joy.
The annual stocking picture:
Chris had this incredibly old pair of shorts that used to be his dads that were getting super worn out. He literally could not take one step without them falling down (the elastic was so stretched out!) I was finally able to convince him to get rid of them, but without him knowing, I fashioned them into a pair of pants for Cooper.
I figure my sister-in-law is making babies to carry on to a third generation....I'll make a pair of pants to do the same! ;)
Hope everyone else had a Merry Christmas.
Here's to a wonderful 2014!!!
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