Christmas Eve!
Today I woke up to two adorable children reading together! Brian was sharing some books with Kendall (or maybe she commandeered them!) and he was doing his very best to read them to her, filling in the gaps from memory. The kids enjoyed having the morning at home, without having to rush off to school–getting to play Duplos in your pajamas is always special! After awhile, we did need to get them ready for the day, and I put them back in their Christmas tees (slightly better luck on a...
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Today Brian is out of school for Christmas break, but Kendall still has school available–so we decided to do something special for Brian and let him have his best buddy Ty come over for a cookie-baking playdate! Not gonna lie, this is one of those sorts of holiday activities that I’ve always wanted to try, and have had idyllic fantasies about–but as a somewhat experienced mom at this point, I knew going into it that it would not exactly be the calm, clean, relaxing with...
Read MoreOutdoor Christmas Fun
Today was surprisingly warm–it’s almost like the kids knew it would be so, starting off the day playing with Brian’s sunglasses from the Hurricanes Kids Club! During Kendall’s nap, Brian (still in his pajamas) built two holiday-themed Lowes Build and Grow kits–this year’s candy cane train, and the gingerbread house that I’d bought him last year. He said he was making them for Kendall–what a sweet big brother! We hung Brian’s handmade...
Read MoreGranny’s Birthday
This morning, Brian finally got his long-awaited haircut! I got to stay home and play with Kendall. She was such a cutie, really getting into playing with her wooden Christmas cookies! When the boys were back, we got ready to go see Granny Jo (Great-Granny for the kids!) Kendall was cute in her velvet dress with holly embroidery! She managed to sneak in a little block time before we needed to leave. Brian wasn’t feeling wearing anything festive, so Jabba the Hut it was. 😉 We...
Read MoreChristmas Tees
I had the kids wear their Christmas T-shirts today since it’s almost that time..! I wanted to get photos of the graphics on each, but Kendall didn’t want to cooperate–I’ll have to try again another time to properly capture Hello Kitty! I love the design on Brian’s shirt, a ninja is offering instruction on how to be more stealthy to Santa and his companions. Brian and I had a good laugh about it!...
Read MoreBefore School
Here’s a few shots of the kids before school today! I thought Kendall was so cute in her outfit with her little backpack on. Brian was celebrating a special morning cup of hot cocoa–I guess Brandon caved under the incessant begging! 😉 The boy is all about the peppermint hot...
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