Merry Christmas

Making Christmas Cards

I'm a huge fan of Christmas cards!! There is just something so very special about receiving and sending Christmas photos and cards every year! It connects you with the ones you love even though you potentially live hundreds of miles away!

Today, the girls made Christmas cards with Princess stickers and thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm excited to pass down this tradition to them!












Afterwards, we bundled up and headed to Target to get more Christmas wrapping supplies, then came home to finally wrap our gifts and place them under the tree! Abigail was such a big helper as she watched me wrap this year!

Winter Wonderland

 As the month of December approached, we quickly realized that this first weekend was going to be the busiest and craziest! Haha... So many Christmas parties and activities were planned over the period of a few days. We were preparing and getting ready...

...then it snowed! Beautiful, wintery days unfolded before us and the Lord graciously used the snow to help clear off part of our busyness and allow us to be home more as a family. We still enjoyed some of our fun activities, but the serenity and beauty of the snow helped us to take a deep breath and enjoy the simplicity of our weekend. We think we got about 6 inches of snow which is absolutely gorgeous! Here is the view from our window, the first night it snowed:

 Yesterday, we scooped up fresh, clean snow and made snow "ice cream" which turned out very yummy and the girls loved it!

 Saturday evening, Southern hosted "A Southern Christmas" party that was so much fun for everyone! They provided many yummy snacks, Christmas crafts, and popcorn and hot chocolate while watching The Grinch.

 The girls made Christmas tree ornaments, candy cane ornaments, and decorated Christmas cookies.

 Daddy and the girls watching The Grinch and enjoying their popcorn and hot chocolate.

 Kaitlin being a goober as she eats her yummy popcorn.

 Mommy and Kaitlin!

This morning when we awoke and got ready for church, we looked outside and saw the snow coming down and realized that the roads did not appear safe for travel. Thus we settled in for a family morning at home. The girls loved snuggling with Daddy and watching a fun movie!