Christmas week IS here! And we are going out with a bang!
Gamma, Aunt Lindsey, Jordan and Taylor came to visit for the weekend. We crammed as many Christmas activities into two days as humanly possible. We had SO MUCH FUN watching the kids play while they created Christmas memories.
First up, NorthPark! Not only does it hold memories of my own childhood Christmases, but they really know how to do Christmas right. We had story time with Santa, watched Scrooge try to find his Christmas spirit, and saw the trains exhibit.
Waiting for Santa
Waiting With Gamma
There He Is!
Listening to the Story
(This may be where Parker gets her "I'm so excited and I can't control my face" expressions)
Listening to Santa's Story
He Loved the Story about Jeremy the Dragon
Twincesses in the Disney Princess Castle
Gamma Took Everyone to Build a Bear
Barrett picked out Darth Vader Bear
Parker Putting a Heart in Her Anna Bear
Payton Picking Out Elsa Bear's Heart
Printing Birth Certificates for Our New Bears
Their daddy is so proud. These two were OBSESSED with getting their hands on these computers.
This is How You Fit 3 Adults, 5 Kids, 2 Double Strollers, 6 Build a Bears, and 1 Extra Stroller in an Elevator
Gamma's in Charge of Lunch Time
Watching Scrooge
Darth Vader and Snoopy Bears Stayed Close to These Two All Day
Play Time!
Whoa! Did you See That?
I Got You Sister :)
Can't Contain Her Excitement
Watching the Ducks and Turtles
Sweet Cousins
Gingerbread House!
Homegirl TOOK OFF And Headed Straight to Cartier
I Had To Run Interference (Reluctantly)
Can't Get Enough Of This Sweet Face
I Love Everything About This Picture
Photographic Evidence He Was There Too!
HUGS!
All 4 Kids Watching the Trains!
This picture was harder to take than it appears! (Darth Vader Bear came inside to watch the trains too!)
The Three Best Friends That Anyone Could Have
Finally Got Everyone Still for a Picture! Cookie Time!
Snack Time at Home!
Frosty the Snowman Before Bed
Aunt Lindsey Time
She loves Aunt Lindsey because Aunt Lindsey loves snuggles!
The next morning we had a very important date with Mrs. Claus for Milk and Cookies! Before she read Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, we were able to look at all the Christmas decorations.
While the kids napped, Lindsey and I ran out for a cup of coffee and a little shopping. There really is nothing better than a little sister time WHILE celebrating Christmas!
Hoping This Place Helps Us Relax for A Minute!
Gingerbread Lattes for Everyone
And that night we surprised my mom with a Birthday Dinner with all her kids!
Nobody Makes Me Laugh Like My Mom Does
Barrett Sisters
Barrett Girls
Photo Cred: Kyle
The next morning we let the kids play, and then took the kids to lunch before making one last Christmas stop for the weekend.
Everything Is Under Control
This Picture Pretty Much Sums Up the Whole Weekend for the Kids
These Girls Crack Me Up
Twins Were NOT Interested in Pictures
Didn't Stop Us From Trying Though!
Cousins in Santa's Sleigh
What Am I Going to Do With This Girl :)
Once our cousins left, I got a little quiet, snuggle time with my boy before his Christmas party that night!
I'll Take This WHENEVER I Can Get It!
Sweet boy is getting so big! I barely get this time with him anymore. It reminds me of our days when he was a baby ... and I love every minute of it. But then it was party time!
Decorating Cookies
Waiting to Open his Ornament
Cute Boys
It's Darth Vader!
Disappointment set in when he realized it wasn't a toy. He pulled the ribbon right off that ornament to try and convince me otherwise.
This weekend with my family and a party with our baseball friends was the perfect way to start off Christmas week!
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