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Christmas, 2016

I suppose early February is as good of time as any to get started on our Christmas post  😉

We had a wonderful Christmas celebration this year!

While most of Kevin's family wasn't around to celebrate with us, we had Mamie and Papa over on Christmas Eve and they spent the night, enjoying Christmas morning with us as well.  As always, Mamie came stocked with Christmas cookies for the kids to decorate, and we enjoyed lots of delicious food and festivities.








After dinner we decorated cookies and opened presents from family friends as well as the big haul from Mamie and Papa!




George quickly claimed this for himself 😁




Once the kids were down, we assisted Santa in the process of Barbie-house-building, then once complete, headed immediately off to bed (at MIDNIGHT 😳)

The kids were eager to get downstairs the next morning, so once George and Abigail were awake (5:45am!) we woke everyone else up and headed down to check out the loot!







Along with stockings full of goodies, Abigail scored a Barbie dream house, George got the PJ Masks Headquarters, and Ben got an alligator ball popper.

They all loved their Santa gifts!

Once the house was back in order, breakfast was eaten, and the car was packed, we parted ways with Mamie and Papa and it was off to Leavenworth for a week of fun in the snow.

Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Victor, Aunt Catherine, and Catherine's parents were there to greet us, and the kids went immediately for the gifts.  We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon filled with gifts, eggnog, snow, bonfires, and a delicious Christmas dinner.

Greeted by the wild turkeys near the old barn




The next morning Victor, Catherine, and her parents left, but Kevin had the whole week off, so we were able to spend a ton of quality family time together.

Here are some pictures from the rest of the snow-filled week.



















Happy Holidays!

We hope your season was filled with all the laughter, love, and family it so deserves.


(now I can finally check "Christmas post" off my to-do list! 😂)

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