Sunday Snapshots

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My New Years resolution was to take more pictures this year. Today is the 11th and I haven’t taken my camera out once!
This morning we took the girls to TJ Maxx and Lucy fell in love with this gigantic unicorn

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You could tell the woman working behind the counter got a kick out of her. She looked pretty cute walking up to the counter with a unicorn bigger than her and her Christmas money (thank you, Auntie Di)

We also played in the snow for a little while with Chloe and Lucy

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Fun, but too cold!!!

Jon is leaving for London this week and Emma has to go back to College in a week so we’ve been trying to enjoy as much family time as possible. No time to take my pictures. I did snap this one at dinner tonight, though. I love that we had a dinner guest. It’s not everyday that we’re able to dine with a majestic unicorn

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Thank God for iPhones!

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

Thanksgiving

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I haven’t posted anything here since Halloween!! What?? We’ve been so busy this month that I rarely took my camera out. We did our usual November activities, including our thankful tree. This year the leaves on the branches weren’t as thick. Not that we didn’t have as much to be thankful for but because Emma’s been away just about all month (with a few quick visits here and there) and Jon’s been in London for most of the month. I HAD to jump in here to post our family photo from yesterday. It was great spending the holiday with my parents, brothers and all these kids!

Looking forward to taking down the Thanksgiving decorations tomorrow and putting up the Christmas ones.

Happy Halloween

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We went on our annual hayride this weekend. Seems a little different going as a family of 4 instead of as a family of 6. It was still fun though. The girls picked out their pumpkin and we grabbed some freshly backed cookies from inside the shop. IMG_0411IMG_0410IMG_0406IMG_0404IMG_0382 IMG_0388 IMG_0401

We’re getting ready to trick or treat! Unfortunately, Megan has a game tonight so she won’t be coming along. Not to mention that she’s 14 and too old to trick or treat. It’s still sad though. I wish her and Emma were still little enough to go out with us. IMG_0425IMG_0430IMG_0432IMG_0439IMG_0446Lucy and Chloe are both getting excited to get out there! Honestly, Chloe is looking forward to getting it over so we can start listening to Christmas music.

Happy Halloween!!