December was a busy month! We started off the Christmas season with our church Christmas party. We did a breakfast this year and it was a lot of fun!
Kate sang in the talent show and Izzy played the violin.
After breakfast and the talent show, there was a special visit from Santa!
Another fun event is the Singing Christmas Tree at Bradfordville Baptist Church. This year Mason came with us (Gigi, Granddaddy, Kate and me) and he loved it! Maybe next year we can convinced Daddy to join us. :)
It was Maverick's first Christmas and there was only one time he was on the naughty list and ate a present. Thankfully I was able the toy inside wasn't damaged and we were able to re-wrap it. Silly puppy.
Maverick even met Santa and had his picture taken at Petco.
Not only did we have Christmas fun on the weekends, but at school too! I went to both class parties with the kids and enjoyed every minute of it.
Kate's class had a breakfast for the parents and then each student opened their gift from Ms. Homme (a book).
Mason's class decorated gingerbread houses for their party and he did a great job on his house!
One Friday night before Christmas, we met Gigi, Granddaddy, Uncle Jordan, Aunt Katie, Cooper and Camden at Dorothy B Oven to see the lights! A favorite tradition of mine!
We even ran into friends (Kate with Anna Kate)!
It was cold that night but we had a great time!
One unexpected gift this year was a brand new truck for Justin. My car rolled over 200,000 miles in December and we started discussing me getting a new car. But I wasn't sure what I wanted (still don't know) and Justin mentioned all the repairs that were needed on his Dodge truck. During a random conversation we learned Chevy/GMC trucks were on super discount due to the end of the year and a new body style in 2019. After doing some research, we ended up purchasing a brand new 2018 GMC Sierra SLT (loaded) for the same price as a used one with low miles. It has always been on my bucket list to buy a new vehicle, I just thought it would have been for me. Haha.
Enjoying riding in the new truck.
One day, I mentioned to Justin I wished he would plan family activities every now and then. This was a learning lesson for me to be careful what I wish for because he decided we would wear matching Christmas Vacation shirts for Christmas Eve. All of our shirts are well known quotes from the movies and we got several compliments. Haha.
Mason: You Serious Clark?
Kate: Looks Great! Little Full, Lotta Sap
My shirt: Why is the carpet all wet Todd?
Justin: I don't know, Margo!
We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Aunt Katie and Uncle Jordan's house on Christmas Eve and then a chilly golf cart ride around their neighborhood to look at lights.
Excited for Santa to come!
Santa was very good to them and he even left a little something for Maverick - a new food bowl! Mason got football goal posts and a Jacksonville Jaguars football uniform for his big gifts and Kate got a Barbie dream townhouse a life-like baby doll for her big gifts. Their other big surprise gift from mommy and daddy was a Disney cruise for spring break! More to come about that big trip!
We had a wonderful Christmas Day spent with family and friends! We enjoyed the morning at Gigi and Granddaddy's house and the afternoon at our house with Mimi and Papa. Later that evening we had both our families over for a pasta dinner (ziti and baked spaghetti) and were joined by our wonderful friends, the Bruners.
Merry Christmas!
