Our Advent and Christmas seasons this year were full of love, preparation, and celebration...here are some highlights...
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| The kids put up their tree in the basement playroom and celebrated with hot cocoa and cookies once complete. |
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| Put up Grandma's village again this year....a labor of love! |
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| Grace and I had our annual trip to see the Nutcracker |
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| I helped with Henry's school Christmas party |
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| This year's Christmas PJ's even came with a Rudolph nose! |
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| Christmas piano concert - Nicholas played Up on the Housetop and Grace played Deck the Halls |
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| Shawn and the kids performed service work by cleaning up an elderly lady's yard...Henry was very excited to use the backpack blower of course! |
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| We went Christmas caroling with our Regnum Christi friends and priests |
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| Ending with prayer for those we sang to |
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| Breakfast with Santa at church |
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| A last minute decision this year, we traveled to Missouri to be with family for Christmas. |
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| slumber parties with cousins |
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| Waking up Christmas morning...Santa came to us there!!! |
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| The kids all made handmade kids from the heart for each other and us |
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| We had Grandma over for Christmas dinner |
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| "What?....I'm not picking at the gingerbread house...ignore that icing on my lips..." |
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| We were able to there for the big Eisenbath Christmas party at Aunt Diane's...about 100 of my aunts , uncles and cousins and even an appearance by the big man !! |
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| New superhero costumes are a hit!! |
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| silly cousins |
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| We also had an immediate family get together at Mom's house |
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| Mom gave Henry a tool kit, in memory of Dad and how much Henry is like him |
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| One of the 3 things Samuel asked for this year was a tape measure...and it was ahit! |
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| All together, with Dad and Juliana looking down on us from heaven |
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| Gingerbread decorating day |
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| Nicholas took a hike with Uncle Andy |
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| On the way home, we stopped in Illinois at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows |
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| Lighting a candle for Grandpa |
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| One of the many lovely mosaics depicting the mysteries of the rosary |
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| Cool Lego Nativty |
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| Back at home, over the Christmas season, the celebration continued with the Little Flower Girls Club party - here is Grace and some friends making blankets for St Vincent De Paul. |
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| And we had to get in our annual cookie baking day... |
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| Merry Christmas! |
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