The kids are back in school today after what might have been the best Christmas break ever. It will take a series of posts, but it seems appropriate to start with the official Christmas recap.
As is our style, we had a series of many Christmases over many days. We started right here in NC with Aunt Shannon and Nana, and of course every picture I have is thanks to my wonderful sister:
Evan was just a little excited to open the first gifts of the season:
We blinked and had a teenage fashionista this year:
But even Evan was willing to do a show with shirts as cool as this one:
And Daddy was a little too excited to try on his ninja sweatshirt:
There was much laughter:
And it was a great way to kick-off Christmas week!
Bright and early the next morning, we hopped in the van and headed North. We had to make a slight detour to IKEA in Ohio (more on that later), and the kids invested some Christmas money in some new friends:
Our next stop was Upper to see Papa Don and Grandma Nancy, where of course I took no pictures. We did have a lovely visit, though, and he made the kids the coolest treasure boxes, complete with locks and a set of state quarters he has been collecting for them for years. The kids could hardly wait to get home and fill them with their most important things.
From there, we headed further North to Napoleon where we spent a quiet Christmas Eve at Tyler's. The theme this year was the Grinch, and Aunt Shannon found us all the perfect pajamas to celebrate:
Please ignore my blinky-ness:
We ordered hibachi and spent the evening snuggled in watching
White Christmas:
The kids left the most hysterical note for Santa, and we all snuggled in so he could visit:
And he did! Evan is quite convinced he heard reindeer hooves on the roof:
Santa filled our stockings, and Evan is still puzzled by Dos instead of Uno:
And Issa looked even more the teenager:
Santa brought Evan two more ships to go with the Starlink game he brought earlier:
He also brought Issa some new pillows for her cozy corner in her room:
This year, our extended Napoleon family decided to do a Christmas movie themed Christmas, and our crew chose to do the Grinch:
Becca even joined us as Max:
Katie's crew did
A Christmas Story:
And Molly's crew did Charlie Brown:
It was so fun...and so hot...and we will probably never do it again. We have already decided next year will be the Polar Express: everyone wear your jammies and we will set up a hot cocoa bar!
On the 26th, we headed to Tiffin to see Grandma Pat and Grandpa Kevin, where the highlight was definitely the new puppy, Ginger:
She's a seven week old Rottweiler, and I'm shocked the kids didn't try to sneak her in their bags:
We headed home on the 27th, and this about sums it up:
It was a fabulous Christmas in Ohio, but we were exhausted. It was lovely to come home with a couple of days to unpack, settle back in, and rest.
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