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More Christmas fun adventures have been checked off the list! George has been a busy elf, visiting us every night, except for one. One night he didn't leave, and G was really confused. But, he must have left in the middle of the next day and came back when we weren't paying attention. G called me and let me know that had happened while Ava and I were out running some errands. Glad to see that George figured it out, ha!

December 4
You have a pizza my heart!



December 5
"Dr. Elf will see you soon! Please be patient!"



December 6
"Playing with you is DOH much fun!"
(he has some play dough to give to G)



December 7
"Will you boggle with me?"



December 8
"I think you and I have good chemistry together!"



December 9
I call this one..."making bad choices after too much tequila"



December 10
"Baking cookies today!"
and we were :)



Speaking of cookies...my mom came over on Saturday and we enjoyed our annual tradition of making Christmas treats. She had pre-baked all of the sugar cookies, so while she, Ava, and G were busy decorating them, I made three other types of treats. And now we should be set for goodies for at least the next week or so! HAHA!


G and I took a break mid-baking/decorating so we could say hi to Santa as he rolled through our neighborhood on a fire truck. It was neat to see him, and visit with the Rosemount Fire Department briefly. We donated some items to the local food shelf, which felt good. Tis the season for giving, after all!


Tonight G and I have a Christmas party with our book club to go to (not sure when it became OUR book club...he certainly doesn't read the books, but insists on joining me every time we get together. To be fair, other kids join so he thinks it a great big playtime. It's all fun and games until the kids start getting overwhelmed...and then book club wraps up. Hm.)

Last weekend we enjoyed three Christmas movies after dinner, and sipped on some eggnog. Yum! We love sitting in the light of the tree and just enjoying time together as a family.


Counting down the days (15!) until Christmas is here...things only get more fun from here on out!

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