I was really looking forward to the holidays this year. Unlike other years, this year we weren't packed with activities. It was so nice! The week after Thanksgiving we went to go get our Christmas tree...which is one of our favorite things. Our house feels so Christmasy and cozy once we get it, and not to mention how good it makes our house smell!
We were invited by some of our friends in the neighborhood to go see The Nutcracker. It was just me and the girls, their little friends and their Mom. The show was seriously the weirdest thing I have ever seen. It was like a "current" version of the Nutcracker where the girl wants an iPhone. So weird. It was a fun night though, and we got a good laugh over how weird it was! Hey, it was free though, so no complaints here!
The next night we went to Zoo lights with our good neighbor friends. It was such a pretty night because it was snowing. It was fun to get bundled up and do something a little different, and then afterward we got hot chocolate. It was such a fun night!
Claire was super excited to see Santa. I love getting their pictures taken with him, then framing them!
CHRISTMAS EVE
On Christmas Eve we had the girls do the Gingerbread house we bought them. They absolutely loved it! It was really fun! After that, we made sugar cookies and decorated them so we would have cookies to leave for Santa.
That night we had my parents over for dinner & games. I made a turkey with mashed potatoes & rolls. It was delicious and so fun. Anton ran a couple plates over to my granny & Uncle George. Then, we ate, played games and let the girls open a couple presents which were given to them by Elizabeth in Montana. The girls were getting so wound up and hyper...and toward that evening, they were driving me crazy! But, I can't blame them. They were just getting super excited about the next morning.
This was funny. My parents gave Anton a present, which was the funny sweatshirt my Dad bought on our trip to California! We got a good chuckle over it! As soon as my parents left, we read stories with the girls. While we were reading Polar Express, we heard Santa's bells as clear as day. Lilly burst into tears because she wasn't in bed, but we calmed her down saying that he was just flying over, and wasn't stopping in Salt Lake just yet. It was absolutely darling seeing them react over the bells. It gave me chills! (Let's just say, we have the greatest friends who helped make that moment magical) We didn't have too much to get ready for, so we had a low key evening after putting the girls to sleep. We were looking forward to Christmas Morning!!
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