Christmas in Raleigh 2015

12/18 - The night after the last day of school, the kids were already busy making Christmas hats for everyone. 

Homemade Santa Claus hat.

12/20 - Upgraded back porch lights.

12/21 - Happy Birthday, Daddy. Half & half cake to celebrate the occasion.

12/23 - Christmas Adam rain kept us inside but we had fun making sugar cookies.

12/24 - Christmas Eve, further light upgrades, we strung lights across the clothesline.

One of the kids got creative with the "Merry Christmas" blocks.

Ready to open their one present on Christmas Eve. Wonder what it could be?!

Christmas Eve PJ Joy

Elves are ready for Santa's arrival.

Looks like Santa decided everyone had been good! Meghan's gifts.

Clara's gifts.

Jack's gifts.

Christmas Day!

Nothing like opening snow pants when it's 75 deg outside.

Christmas breakfast.

Next up: Christmas in Richmond

Meghan's Christmas Chapel 2015

The week after Jack's Holiday concert we went to Meghan's preschool for their annual Christmas chapel, a singing celebration on the last day of school before Christmas.

12/16 - The Christmas chapel program.

Meghan's 4-day 3's class

"This Is the Way To Bethlehem"

"Christmas Time Is Here"

12/18 - Helping Clara's class with their Christmas craft on the last day of school before Winter VK.

Next up: Christmas in Raleigh

Early December

The next weekend after Thanksgiving, the kids had a weekend with Daddy, and I traveled down to Columbia, SC to reunite with my swim gals.  

12/5 - Nothing like baking some soft pretzels.

12/6 - Nap time on the deck.

Trip to Lassiter Mills park.

UVA swimming ladies and Mark reunited in our sweet elf PJ's.

12/12 - The next weekend we went to the Farmer's Market to get our Christmas tree.

And decorated it. Sydney's ornament was shining bright at the top of the tree.

The star is up, Christmas has officially begun!

My Little Pony "Battle of the Bands"

12/15 - Meghan brushes Clara's hair.

Jack on the Patriots and holidays.

Meghan on camera.

Next up: Jack's & Meghan's Holiday Concerts

Thanksgiving

11/24 - To start off our Thanksgiving holiday, we celebrated a festive lunch at Meghan's preschool with our little pilgrim.

Waiting in line for food.

Bountiful harvest.

Meghan surrounded by her Thanksgiving crafts.

Place settings.

Turkey placemat.

We arrived to Richmond to greet Yvie!

11/25 - Bright and early and ready to entertain Yvie! Endless amusement.

11/26 - Thanksgiving morning and Yvie still hasn't lost her appeal.

Richmond Turkey Trot competitors!

Meanwhile in the kitchen drinking coffee and making faces at Yvie.

I love this picture. Jack looks giant next to little Yvie.

Snuggling on the couch, Memo and her great-granddaughters.

11/27 - Yvie and her second favorite aunt.

11/28 - Looking cute in her ear flap hat with her Daddy.

Yvie and her Nay-nay.

Yvie and her big cousin Clara.

Saturday morning we went to visit Santa as has become our tradition.

Santa!

Message delivered!

Pretty good I'd say!

Goofing around in the Christmas display at the museum afterward.

Playing the giant sphere outside the science museum.

11/29 - On the way back home, Meghan being silly in the car.

Next up: Early December