One last post before the Christmas holidays. Have a happy holiday!
Today is the last day of new blog posts until 2025! I will be taking some time off from the blog to be with family while the kids are out of school for the holidays. Can follow us on Instagram to see our vacations in real time!
We’ll stay in Charlottesville for Christmas, but we’ll be heading on our first Disney cruise (and the kids’ first cruise!) for New Year’s. We’re going with my sister’s family and my parents and everyone is excited.
I’ll see you all in January for my annual Word of the Year post. Start thinking about yours too! After all the chaos that is the holiday season (starting in October with birthday month…), I welcome the peace and calm that is January. I wish it was warm outside too.
Gifts are appearing under the tree!
Santa brings most of them on Christmas morning.
Christmas season activities
christmas party
We went to our pool club’s annual party last weekend where we did lots of Christmas crafts and got to see Santa himself!
Birch is like me when I was young: she keeps her distance.
Christmas Books + Puzzles
We have also taken out all the Christmas books and puzzles from storage. WE HAVE an Elf, but she’s not too fancy. She just tends to change positions during the night.
this book It’s perfect for any dog lover!
Center lighting
The lighting of the shopping center was very cheerful with performances and the lighting of the large tree next to the pavilion. However, that night was FREEZING and we had to warm up with decaf mochas afterwards.
If you haven’t tried it yet, Winterfall at Mudhouse is my new favorite coffee drink. It’s not too sweet, just a little minty. I honestly don’t know what’s in it, but it’s really good!
ACAC and friends Christmas party
I helped organize a Christmas party for many people who take ACAC classes together. We had a white elephant gift exchange and bright, happy costumes at Random Row Brewery.
New pillows for the couch!
I’ve been wanting to upgrade the pillows on our couch for a while, but I didn’t want to spend a lot because the kids still like to jump on them. I found these at Target that combine perfectly with our Lindsay Letter Painting and I got them. They are great and add some color to our couch!
The couch itself always looks dirty, and I almost gave up!
Kath eats real food
Food lately!
Beautycounter Winter Sale
The beauty counter is still open. – until January 13, when the site will close before relaunching in 2025. But until then, they’re having winter sales!
Everything is 30-50% off!
These products are on super sale and come with a free gift!
Some more family photos:
Sarah Cramer sent me some more family photos taken with real film.
my darling
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
