Day 2 of waking up to this little pile of love (:
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| slumber party girls |
We left early this morning with a car full of myself, Rob, Sydni and whatever Christmas gear we needed for the quick weekend getaway at the Drenn Lodge. We made it there in no time, and it wasn't long before the Christmas festivities were well underway.
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| here we go!! |
Our first item of importance on the agenda was getting Sydni's little Christmas tree decorated in her room, and assembling her very own gingerbread house!
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| Christmas tree decorating |
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| gingerbread house |
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| her mickey mouse gingerbread clubhouse! |
I'll stand by my word that this is my favorite place still, on planet Earth; holidays
especially, make this place come alive and I most love that. We started out small, with just the five of us and some of our small gifts [Sydni's stocking stuffers included, of
course].
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| duck dynasty, hahaha.. |
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| my succulents!!!! |
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| stocking stuffers from nana & pappy |
There was just enough time for us all to squeeze in a nap before my cousins arrived for the evening; once they did, it was a Saturday night filled with my laughing family gathered around the table in the living room.
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| rob. ty. markie |
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| my two goofballs ♥♥ |
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| my, how i love them. |
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| probably my favorite picture from today... hahaha.. love love love her. |
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| my gorgeous, age-defying, gravity-defying mother... |
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| best. friend. |
And of COURSE, my little cousin Markie, aka
Junior's birthday! The kid turned 22 today, and for what
that's worth, I feel older than ever before. Haha. Jokes aside, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my not-so-little-but-still-baby cousin, Mark (:
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| happy 22nd birthday, little cuz!! |
The night finally started to wind down, but it didn't stop when the family headed out the door. Mom & Dad of course had prepared the annual bag of
reindeer food to be sprinkled outside for Santa's diligent antlered team. Sydni very strategically dumped the bag across the front porch, and helped put out the cookie and milk on the counter before she headed to bed.
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| reindeer food!! |
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| dad. me. syd. mom ♥ my family! |
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| f a m i l y ! |
Tomorrow we'll see what Santa brought us ;)
For now, we'll go dream of sugar plums and dancing fairies..... or whatever that poem said goes on while you're asleep through Santa's visit (:
xo |
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