Christmas was absolutely magical this year! We kicked off the season with a fun "Cookies & Cocoa with Santa" party at the new house with our new neighbors. We continued many of our favorite Christmas traditions, including several trips to Busch Gardens Christmas Town, our annual Grinch family movie night, lots of cookie decorating, visiting the guy in red, and our Friendsmas with our Riverwalk neighbors. We also celebrated with a lot of new events such as caroling through our neighborhood and receiving a special Christmas gram from Anna and Elsa! Both Addie and Bella shined at their holiday program at school and their mini-performances at ballet. It was a crazy fun month with very, very excited little ones who were full of holiday cheer.
We spent Christmas Eve doing their sibling gift exchange and then attended mass with friends and picked up Chinese food on the way home. We prepped for Santa by sprinkling our reindeer food, leaving out cookie and milk, and checking the Santa tracker. They ran around the house so eager for his arrival and I could not believe that they actually closed their eyes when their heads hit their pillows because they were so excited.
We woke up bright and early with even more excitement than the night before! We spent our Christmas morning opening presents in record time! The girls loved their new dollhouse that I renovated for them. It was extra special because it was the same one my grandpa built for me when I was a little girl. Addie loved her arts and crafts, Bella got the paw patrol toy she had been asking for daily, and Noah loved his new basketball hoop and cozy coupe truck. The biggest surprise of all was that we were taking them to Disney World at the end of January!
Christmas 2018 was perfect! There is nothing better than watching the magic of Christmas through your kids' eyes and I swear each year it gets better and better. I cannot wait to see what next year has in store for us, Merry (very, very belated) Christmas from our family to yours!
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