So, I am not sure I have blogged at all in December! It has been a fun month though! And just so down the road, I can refresh my own memory, I am gonna type it all down! December brought tons of fun with decorating, crafting and prepping for Christmas!! The boys and I spent our days making decorations, baking cookies, mailing out cookies, doing our advent countdowns and just taking in all the magic of the season! The weekends were spend getting loads of daddy time and checking Richmond and some of our favorite spots!
We headed to the Christmas Parade in Richmond. It was pretty fun, and a bonus, not very cold!
Owens birthday weekend, we spent in Baltimore, and we spent one of the days at the Aquarium. But first we hit up a favorite local breakfast spot that was featured on Diners Drive ins and Dives. It was pretty good.
Opening up his presents and balloon notes from Grandma and Grandpa Elliott.
Some christmas lights in Baltimore that have been around for a long time and have become a Baltimore area favorite.
We had 3 christmas countdowns this year. This one was part of the Truth in the Tinsel countdown. It was a really awesome Ebook and I can't wait to do it again next year! Owen learned a lot from it and the story of Christ's birth really stuck with him.
Henry loves this Mickey mouse music house. He would just sit and listen to it for a long time.
Crafting!
Painting our Mary and Elizabeth craft for the advent countdown.
Owen's first haircut!! The weekend after his 3rd birthday!! It makes him look way to grown up.
Another advent, Truth in the Tinsel craft.
This was a real tree we found in Charlottesville. It was pretty massive.
We decided to stay home for christmas eve and christmas, even though we do have some family about an hour and a half north of us. So we had them over for dinner a few days before christmas, rather than traveling there christmas day. We are so blessed to have them so close. Myself especially. My cousin and I are the same age, and we have always wanted to live close to each other! He is getting married this summer and i am so excited for him, and can't wait to see what this new chapter in his life will bring! I didn't make anything too fancy, but tried to get some fun christmasy foods in there! Owen really liked the "Grinch Punch" Sprite and Lime Sherbet! It was pretty yummy.
Putting together the Firestation/Police house Aunt Mel, Uncle Ron and Corey got for the boys.
Opening up his daily book countdown that Grandma wrapped and sent in the mail for the boys to open every day. They really looked forward to opening these up. And they also sent a Pirate Playmobil advent calendar they opened each day, and inside were different parts of the pirate island! It was very cool, and both boys are now even more in love with Playmobil than ever!!
These next few pictures are from Christmas Eve. We had a super relaxing day, and then had an early dinner or Chinese Takeout(we have been doing this for a few years now!) And then we headed to Christmas Eve church service.
I love this little boy!! I love how he is growing, however, i wish it could slow down!! I need to remember to keep them little!!
Owen placing his gifts for Henry under the tree. He has such a giving heart!!
I will end the post at this point!!! I feel like this post has been long enough and I have a lot more photos from Christmas, and the week after with my parents here!!!
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