After we got back from the lake house, I made the mistake of sending Philip on his own to buy our Christmas tree. Lets just say there was a lot of sap, a chainsaw and pieces of wood flying across my living room.
He also put up the outdoor lights (with a lift) again, and they looked gorgeous!
We had our annual Overall Christmas Party early this year, and I believe this was the first year every family member was here (even one week old Baby Claire!).
We were able to hit up a few festive parties.
We even got in some Christmas baking.
Aunt Annies Christmas Eve brunch was, as always, delicious!
Parker lost his first tooth at Brian and Lindsays on Christmas Eve! He was so excited that the tooth fairy and Santa might have gotten to meet right outside his bedroom door :)
We sprinkled reindeer food (which I had purposely forgotten about but Parker remembered at the last minute). Philip whipped up some awesome oat/sprinkle medley.
Christmas morning was as magical as we hoped it would be. Parker asked for a new switch game and Ainsley asked for a label maker.
That afternoon we went to Nanny Pops and had Christmas with them and Aunt Ellen. It was so warm out we spent time playing out in the sun.
We all got matching bracelets with the word "Loved" inscribed on them. A small reminder of how much each of us are loved.
The next day we had Christmas at Joy's. It was full of presents, laughs, yummy food, more presents and lots of love!
My cousin Tiffany came up from GA and we went shooting on the farm.
Then we had mud bowl, and it was actually in the 60s and a perfect day for some football.
It was one of the best Christmases. After last year it was so wonderful to have a (mostly) normal Christmas. We missed several family members due to Covid, but we are hopeful next year will be totally back to normal :)
Merry Christmas to anyone reading this. I hope you had a joy filled holiday and had time to reflect on the birth of our Savior.
