The first week of 2018 has been pretty good. We enjoyed our long weekend, and have been enjoying our short week too. We still aren't back into the swing of things just yet. One of my kiddos has had some back to school blues and that 5:00 alarm has been shock to my system, BUT, overall it's been a good one.
Here are my favorite happenings from Christmas Break plus this week...
*Our completed Nativity Advent Calendar is always a favorite. The boys took turns opening each little door in the same order (to keep things fair of course), and arranged everyone just so. Terrell, Garrison, or I read the verse each morning and it's become a favorite Christmas tradition for all of us.
*Two days after Christmas Terrell and I hosted a family reunion for my dad's side of the fam. Lots of us live in this area but we have several family members scattered about so this was a chance to get most of us together (although several people were already back to work so had to miss) and catch up and reminisce. It was so much fun with a really special group. (Terrell took this picture for us and Piper is sitting on the couch facing all of us. ☺)
*Garrison had a play date at a friend's house a few days after Christmas so I let Austin have a friend over to our house as soon as he was available. ☺ They had tons of fun.
*4 boys on 4 riding toys was a little crazy but as long as you stayed out of their way, you were safe. Haha!
*The boys got Life Junior for Christmas and are loving it. We tested it out over our long weekend and we've played it almost every single day this week per their request. Layton comes and goes... he participates for a while and then gets bored and plays something different before coming back again. ☺
*These 3 are beyblade pros now! They love to battle and play all the time.
*My handsome boys on New Year's Eve!
*One of mine and Terrell's favorite traditions is going out to eat at the same restaurant every New Year's Eve. And having family with us is just icing on the cake. We had so much fun with this crew as we prepared to ring in 2018! We even went out for ice cream afterwards and almost froze. ☺
*Terrell has been giving lots of pool lessons to the boys and now the big boys can play each other. Foosball and pool are the big favorites right now on their new Christmas present.
*We enjoyed New Year's Day to the fullest with lots of rest, downtime, a little cleaning, and then of course cheering on our alma mater! I must say though that having YOUR team in the big game can be torture. Hahaha. I was in knots the whole game and it wasn't good for my health at all! #tellmewhenit'sover #Ican'twatch We were soooo excited and thrilled when our Bulldogs pulled off the big win! We let the boys stay up for the whole game (we got them in bed at our normal time NYE) and they were SO excited. I'm surprised the neighbors couldn't hear the hooping, hollering, jumping around, and celebrating going on after that win. ☺ Such an exciting way to start 2018!! (This picture was taken after our victory in case you couldn't tell)
*I had a professional learning/work day on Tuesday so my in-laws kept the boys for us and they had such a fun day! Waffle House, Sky Zone, Taco Bell, and fro-yo for their last day of Christmas Break. They loved every second!
*The boys got another Christmas present this week! We were hoping we could work it out for Santa to deliver these Atlanta United uniforms but since there was a delay they turned out to be from mama and daddy and more like a Happy New Year present. They were soo excited!
*The schedule for the upcoming season just came out so we are looking ahead and trying to determine when we're going to take these super fans to a game. We can't wait!!
*Layton has been hounding his brothers almost every afternoon this week to play ninja turtles or Power Rangers and the day they finally caved was my favorite. They all came downstairs in costume and ended up playing "fight the bad guys" and "spy on mama". Haha. They had so much fun!! And I savored every second!
We are ready to welcome the weekend this afternoon. The week back after a break can be pretty exhausting! We don't have many plans other than cheering on our Falcons, buying groceries, and trying to stay warm at home. ☺ Happy Friday!!
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