"Being a family means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what." ~Author Unknown



Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Christmas Eve

It was a such a nice holiday this year.  I was super organized ahead of time, the girls helped a ton, and Mark did the grocery shopping.  All that made it a very stress free time. 

In fact, we went out the night before!  Adrienne was meeting some dance friends at a restaurant for a birthday celebration, so Mark, Sof and I sat in the bar and ate.  The girls brought Sof a piece of cake and balloons!

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The next morning the first thing on my list was working out.  I counted cookies in my head the whole time!

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Sof was out of her mind excited!  She was dancing all over with her balloon:)

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The house was ready, minus the kitchen!  So all that was left was getting us ready.  Like always, the girls looked perfect!

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We had a nice crowd to start with, and enjoyed the usual eating, drinking, and chatting. 

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Mark pulled out the lottery tickets again, and Sal brought the poppers!

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After awhile we were left with just our little regular group.  We carried on with our usual routine of dinner and presents.

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Sof got a tea set from Grandpa Culley.  She loves it and spent the rest of the night serving tea!

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Lexi loved her bouncy chair(so did everyone else!).

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The best gift of all though, was the automatic mopper from Mark to me!  I’m in love.  It’s everything I need in a man.

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Mark and Sal ended the night with the moose mugs, and the kids set up the cookies for Santa. 

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We were lucky to have Sal spend the night again this year.  Everyone went to bed happy and excited for the next morning.

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