Its the most wonderful time of the year....

Bedtime Stories with Santa

Selfie with my godbaby Parker!

Love these clearance PJs that I bought last year!

Allison wanted to join in the snuggling up to listen to stories!

Parker, Riley and Katie joined us for dinner and then came to this event with us!

We ran into our buddies Brody and Carter... baby Cameron even got to sit on Santa's lap during story time!

This even is held at Woodbury Lakes and this year it was even better, we decorated cookies, made reindeer dust, and made our own fancy hot chocolate complete with marshmallows, whip cream and candy canes.   

Christmas party with the CSB Crew

When everyone started having kids the group got too big so last year we started the tradition of renting hotel rooms and swimming with all the kids... this year we got smart and got pool side rooms so that after the kids went to bed, the adults could gather and chat! This year was amazingly smooth and most kids did great and slept through the night!  Definitely a tradition that we will continue!

Grace and Eva!

Partners in Crime, best friends, two peas in a pod!

If her brothers do it or have it... she does too!... the goggles and the hot tub!

Ethan and Aidan!

All the kids... the only one missing is Logan!

This year as part of MOPS, I was invited to be part of something called 

The 25 Days of Christ!  Each mom was responsible for making 25 of the same ornaments, we then got together and exchanged them.  So each day of December there is a bible story and an ornament that gets hung on the tree!  People were so creative and it has been a great way for our family to celebrate the true meaning of the season!  A tradition that we will continue for years to come!

Family Christmas movies have also become tradition... Yup my 17 month old was watching Home Alone with the best of them!  The boys think that movie is great! Other favorites include The Snowman, The Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty, Polar Express and National Lampoons.  

The elf's shenanigans continue.... he TP'd our Christmas tree!  Silly elf! Each morning I love listening to what the boys say when they find the elf! " look Nathan that elf toilet papered our tree... you are in big trouble ELF!"  "Daddy come down and see our tree... you are going to be really mad!"