Christmas Recap

It's been quite an eventful holiday season for our family. Looking back on the December calendar makes me realize why I felt SO exhausted at the end of every single day. I knew that I would blink my eyes and the month would be over, but WOW did it go fast! It's hard to believe that the new year is upon us and BIG, BIG changes are coming soon. It was great to spend so much quality time as a family of four this past month. Our kiddos loved all the fun, attention, and spoiling....hopefully it was enough to last them through the next few months of neglect!

At the beginning of the month, we got to take a trip on the Polar Express. Grandma, Grandpa, TiTi, Nana Pam, and Madelyn all joined us for the hour trip to and from the "North Pole". Caleb was incredibly excited to ride, as he knows the story very well. Leah was just in awe due to the fact that this was her first train ride. We all had fun on the ride, until the very end when Santa came to say hi on the train. Leah wanted NOTHING to do with him and clung tightly to TiTi. We spent the rest of the Christmas season hearing, "I don't wike Santa Cause".


The Lamont family got together for our annual cookie decorating day. It was so fun to hang out and share this tradition with the kids. They both had fun and consumed more than enough sugar within just the first 10 minutes of decorating!

We managed to sneak away for a weekend with Grandma, Grandpa, and TiTi to Lake Delavan in Wisconsin. There is a lodge up there that we used to go to annually and haven't been back to in quite some time. It was a very peaceful, relaxing weekend and we all had fun just hanging out. The kids spent time running the halls, swimming, playing in the game room, watching Christmas movies, and decorating a gingerbread house. We also ate plenty of yummy meals and had brunch with Santa.

Christmas was such a memorable time for us. We had Christmas Eve service at church and followed it up with a big meal at Grandma and Grandpa's house. The kids woke up with tons of excitement the following morning and we opened up our presents. Grandma, Grandpa, and TiTi came over for breakfast and more present opening. We hung out, relaxed, and then spent the day playing with all the fun, new toys. That evening, we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas with the Lamont family. Again, it was a great evening and so fun to be with most of the family.

The next week passed quickly and we spent time getting the house reorganized to accommodate all the new stuff (and all the baby stuff that needs to be brought out). Finally, Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Kalyn joined us for the last weekend of the month. We opened up more presents and spent the weekend hanging out and enjoying having a house full of people! The kids got some great new toys and had fun making Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Kalyn play with them all weekend.

After all the fun and craziness, I feel like I need at least another month to sit, rest up, and get ready for what's coming. Somehow there is just never enough time, but at least the time we have is filled with so much joy and so many blessings! We hope everyone reading this has had a chance to sit back and reflect on what a precious time of year this is. Happy New Year to you all :)