Month: December 2014

Christmas!!

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We had such a nice Christmas this year! Jon and I spent Christmas Eve day cooking, preparing for our Christmas dinner with our family. We took the girls to 4:00 Mass and then picked up some Chinese food on the way home. It was the first time we’ve ordered out  but I’m thinking it’s the start of a new tradition. IMG_0609

A few photos before churchIMG_0621IMG_0638

After dinner the girls exchanged their presents. Lucy gave her sisters some new sunglassesIMG_0657

She gave Jon a monkeyIMG_0659IMG_0645IMG_0651IMG_0653IMG_0656

We all got some new Christmas pajamas, settled into the living room for some pictures and then watched Christmas Vacation.IMG_0632IMG_0635

A Friary Selfie!IMG_0644

Santa was SO good to us this year!IMG_0681IMG_0665Real good!!! IMG_0688

But he left the glass open all night!IMG_0676

Daisy was so excited about her new toy! IMG_0679

She wasn’t sharing!IMG_0686Lucy and BabaIMG_0696Marlene, Liz and SydneyIMG_0697EmmaIMG_0695Jon and BrianIMG_0693Mimi and MeganIMG_0692I can’t believe another Christmas has come and gone!! Only 363 days until next Christmas!!

Christmas Tree 2014

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This is our fourth year at this farm and we’ve made some amazing memories here! IMG_0512

Hunting for our Christmas tree is always a lot of fun for our family (most families, I’m sure). Last years tree was teeny tiny so this year we wanted to make sure that we found one taller than Jon and I. Of course I had to stop and take some shots of the girls along the way.IMG_0522 IMG_0524 IMG_0520 IMG_0518 IMG_0515 IMG_0531 IMG_0534 IMG_0540 IMG_0547

After walking around in the freezing cold we decided on this great big tree! It should fit, right?IMG_0528It was definitely taller than Jon and I.IMG_0531

Megan went looking for help for this enormous tree! IMG_0549

Jumping on for a ride:IMG_0552

It was so nice having everyone home that weekend to decorate the tree together. IMG_0570 IMG_0568 IMG_0564 IMG_0561 IMG_0558

The finished tree! See, it hardly fits in the shot! This is the biggest tree we’ve had in years, it’s as crooked as all our trees from years past but I love it!IMG_0583

These are our two new ornaments. Every time we go on vacation I like to take home an ornament as a reminder of a great trip. However, these are from Potterybarn, not London. IMG_0589 IMG_0592