Getting Ready for Christmas

This year, we tried to step back from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and really enjoy these weeks leading up to Christmas. So if you were looking for us this December, here are some of the places we could be found:

In the living room, running trains around the tree:

Visiting all the winners of the Upper Merion Holiday Decorating Contest. This house was our favorite- it was awesome! Their decorations wrapped around their entire house, and they set up a pathway so you could walk through and see it all. The homeowner stood at the end of the path and handed out candy canes, and even made sure he had a safe one for Liam!

Having some laughs at the annual ETC Christmas show at MDP. Liam was over the moon to be called up on stage to pull tickets for the 50/50. His new life goal: find a way to get in the show itself!

At the annual Vanguard Holiday Gala (this year, at the movies!) with our pal Darth...

And Leia! And after all that fun, we saw... The Good Dinosaur.

At Joergen's holiday party at preschool, where he enjoyed another Giggle Magic Show and showed off his sweet dance moves:

At the Candlebrook Holiday Sing-Along Concert. Every song was exactly like this. Hilarious and shouty.

Followed by Liam's classroom party. I loved volunteering at his school this year!

Remembering the true reason for the season at PREP's Advent show:

Baking and decorating Christmas cookies:

I love sharing this tradition with my boys-- it's one of my favorites!

Visiting the Live Nativity at Valley Forge Presbyterian:

And last but not least, getting the kids' photo with Santa himself: