Showing posts with label Christmas 2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas 2023. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Christmas 2023

We were home this year to celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Eve we felt very festive and headed off to church for the service. 

I love these sweet sisters. 

When we got home, we set out Crumbl cookies and milk for Santa. 

Adalyn hugged her elf good bye, and then we sent the girls to bed. 

And I set up our annual North Pole breakfast!!! 

We usually have this breakfast on Christmas Eve morning, but DJ had to work so we decided to have it Christmas morning. 

Once the girls woke up- we opened presents. 










This was the aftermath! 

Gretchen read one of her new books during breakfast. 

Gabby played with her new football. 

And by the end of Christmas day- our entire house was clean and put back together!!!! 
I have never taken our decorations down so early, but we were heading to New Orleans for the Sugar bowl and we had a change to turn righ back around for the championship game and I knew it wouldn't be something I would want to mess with! Part of me was sad, and part of me enjoyed that the clutter was gone! 

 

December 2023

After we won the championship game, we jumped right back in to football with a dinner celebrating the players, seniors, and team awards! 
It was kind of fun to get dressed up and be able to go with DJ. 
We spent an evening home decorating the Christmas tree together. 
And Adalyn had a holiday performance at school with the dance club! 
DJ was able to make it too! 

The big girls got in on the fun this year for our Elves!!! It was so fun seeing what they came up with! 
We had another craft market for our bracelets. 

And we went to the Texas athletic department Christmas party! 

The girls thought the photo booth was a lot of fun! 

And we even saw Santa Bevo! 

Megan cheered at basketball games! 

And Gretchen's friend who moved out of state came back for a visit! 

I decorated the house for Christmas- and their hand and foot print art will always be my favorite decoration. 

And their Santa pictures throughout the year. 

We had our annual PJ & Lights night! 

Complete with hot chocolate and cookies! 

This was definitely the best house by far and we were ready for the holiday season!