Yes, it's obvious my blog duties have been lacking.
Not good timing since we have 2 adorable (and hilarious) kids and just completed a crazy Christmas and Birthday season!
I need to document this life
So here's the sum up
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
This year was a first! Turkey dinner at our house. The kids even helped break bread for the stuffing (see that giant yellow bowl - it could barely contain all the stuffing we made!)
mmmmm, stuffing
The cooks! Love this photo because mum and I actually look like we could be related!
Our pretty table
Mum and I let our crafty juices flow and designed super cute seating cards
And a banner
Dinner was delicious (and only 90 minutes late getting on the table - not bad for a first timer)
And due to the ridiculous American calendar (Thanksgiving in Canada is so much respectable - it's in October), we started Christmas activities 2 days after Thanksgiving!
Most of our holiday traditions remained this year - Tree Day, including breakfast at Maltby Café, Dad took Ellie to the Nutcracker for the 4th year in a row, Grapes the Elf visited our house all December long, our 5th Annual White Elephant party)
But a few traditions got the axe due to sickness. We were ALL sick for nearly the ENTIRE month of December (Ellie even had pneumonia)
THIS BOY TURNED THREE!
He looks pretty happy for having an ear infection on his birthday - poor kid
CHRISTMAS!!!
We are so lucky both sets of parents are close and we all get to spend Christmas Day together. We sure do miss our siblings, nieces and nephews on this day though
There is literally nothing that makes me happier than watching the kids enjoy a long-standing family tradition.
Both kids LOVE menudo!!!
2013 will be remembered as the Christmas of American Girl Doll . . .
And Jake and the Neverland Pirates!
PARTIES!
Whose idea was it to schedule Jude's birth during the Christmas season???
I will never forgive myself.
I have now vowed we will NEVER do a birthday party for him during the holiday season.
From now on we will celebrate his half birthday in June!!
Even though his party was pretty low key it was still A LOT of work right after Christmas.
Jude loved the Buddy the ELF theme
mmmmm, stuffing
Most of our holiday traditions remained this year - Tree Day, including breakfast at Maltby Café, Dad took Ellie to the Nutcracker for the 4th year in a row, Grapes the Elf visited our house all December long, our 5th Annual White Elephant party)
But a few traditions got the axe due to sickness. We were ALL sick for nearly the ENTIRE month of December (Ellie even had pneumonia)
He looks pretty happy for having an ear infection on his birthday - poor kid
CHRISTMAS!!!
Both kids LOVE menudo!!!
PARTIES!
I will never forgive myself.
I have now vowed we will NEVER do a birthday party for him during the holiday season.
From now on we will celebrate his half birthday in June!!
Even though his party was pretty low key it was still A LOT of work right after Christmas.
Jude loved the Buddy the ELF theme
Even with all the sickness it was still a joyous season.
Now . . . 29 more days till Hawaii . . .
1 comment:
Beautiful photos & family. Tugs at my heartstrings. xo
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