This year is about new traditions in our house. After 10 Christmas seasons of taking turns visiting our families for Christmas, Aron and I decided this would be the year to stay home. The holiday season has been very difficult on me without my mom. I did not want to have Christmas in Gladwin without her. So... Santa came to Royal Oak this year! We had an absolutely magical Christmas Eve. As we got ready for church, it began to snow outside. By the time we left church, the streets and trees were covered with beautiful white snow. Before heading home we drove around to see Christmas lights and were in awe of the beautiful displays. Once we arrived home, we set up a "build-your-own" pizza bar - one of many new family traditions. The pizza was delicious and by the time dinner was complete it was bedtime. However, with the excitement of freshly fallen snow and the anticipation of reindeer in the sky we could not bring ourselves to go to sleep just yet. So we put on our warm winter gear and headed out for a Christmas Eve snowball fight! What fun! Even Mac was rolling, running, and attempting to attack all snowballs thrown his direction. After much laughter, we headed inside for pajamas and a bedtime story.
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| All smiles and ready for the family service at church. |
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| A moment of silliness! |
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| Moonlit snow fun. |
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| Snow Angels |
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| Sloane made one after another. |
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| All set for snowball ACTION! |
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| What fun!!! |
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| Last step before bed, cookies & milk for Santa. Carrots & water for the reindeer. |
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