This past month, the girls, Ethan and I flew down to Houston to celebrate Stephanie and Tim's wedding. It was a really great time celebrating the couple. They are so special to us. The girls were great on the plane again, and enjoyed visiting with family. Didn't realize how much we missed Houston and great Texas food (BBQ and Mexican). Since my camera and phone were stolen (boo), I don't have any pictures from our trip. But, here are a few I was able to capture with our other camera once we got back to NJ.
These pictures capture the essence of Crazy Callie.
Olivia still loves her dollhouse from Santa last year.
And Callie loves kitchen utensils.
Ethan's sister Selena and her husband Blake were able to drive up from Pennsylvania to have Thanksgiving lunch with us. It was a great time! Ethan smoked a turkey breast (we just started using a smoker, and we LOVE it!) and I made the sides. The meal was glorious!
Our sweet girl said she is thankful for her room, mommy, daddy, Callie and her clothes.
Olivia's school had a Thanksgiving feast. I loved how simple it was. No one was dressed up in feathers or pilgrim outfits. There was no special craft. Just a hand full of mommies and church members who volunteered their time, donated food and cooked for the 36 kids and 7 staff members/teachers. We started off with a prayer and enjoyed the meal.
Olivia loves pumpkin pie!
My birthday always sneaks up on everyone (in between Thanksgiving and Christmas), so it is typically a small affair. And I am okay with that. No need to spend a lot of money. I mean, that was an $8.00 cake and it was good! The day was great. Ethan had flowers and picked up Thai food take-out for dinner. The girls and I went to a Wegmans store in PA for the first time and it became a field trip! The store is big and has a dining area. At lunch there, I even ran into a lady who volunteers in the nursery at church. She and I connected right away!
On Monday, Olivia and I wrote a letter to Santa and we put it in our mailbox to send off to the North Pole. To my surprise yesterday, we received a letter from Santa to Olivia! It was great! Just one perk of small-town living....either the Postmaster or Courier took their time to put a HUGE HUGE smile on Olivia's face. No Elf on the Shelf for us...ever!!
Merry Christmas season!!
Next post, I'll give you a video tour of the house, since some of you have been asking.
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