Friday, January 3, 2025

Thanksgiving to Christmas in the Blink of an Eye

 Happy Thanksgiving!  We had our whole family here, (minus Uncle Nader and Addie), and we had the Bonofiglio Family which we were all so grateful for.  We are so lucky!

My little helper, peeling potatoes, face mask and all.  



Running laps just for fun!




Laney, Ellie, Kaylee, and me all working hard packing meals at Kids Food Basket.  
Dance Par-tay!

Laney joined a house team at the Courthouse with her buddy Abigail.  
Evie is under that dog somewhere!
Going to get the dogs one night...all snuggled in with Evie I couldn't stand to move them!
Carson loving Auntie's new dog, Sammy.


Birthday party fun. 

Grandma and Grandpa took Evie to see Alice in Wonderland.  Her student teacher had a part so she was so excited to get to see her! 



More birthday party fun!



Sunni got to visit with Evie and her class!  



The Christkindl Market with the Offers has become a fun tradition!  






Laney's Choir Concert!








We had an early snow day so we took advantage and got some gingerbread houses made! 










I dressed Sunni up at work and the kids could hardly handle it!

Evie is our last one in the Sunday School Christmas Program.



Hard to see, but Carson was asked to be in the orchestra pit for the Goodwillie school play "A Christmas Carol".  He played next to a violinist from the Grand Rapids Symphony.  They were amazing, it was an amazing play all together but I have to say, the orchestra was phenomenal.  So cool to see him in something so unique!

Evie was a reindeer in her school musical, The Elves Impersonator.  





We have been having a great time cheering on Elliott and the FHC hockey team!  







Maeve and Maren's Dance Recital!  
Cookie making time.
And last but not least, squeezing in our annual trip to see Santa at Meijer Gardens.  Nothing like finding out what your kids want from Santa a couple days before Christmas!


Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Brang's!


Aunt Beth always brings the best games for the kids to play!







Ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle. This year we brought Carson's girlfriend, Aubrey.  






Christmas Eve morning with the kiddos...next up is church and then Grandma and Grandpa's house!






My absolute favorite part of Christmas.  Candlelight service. 



Party time!





Christmas Euchre.





Whew!  A Merry Christmas it was!!!!  I really felt that one less week we had between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Choir and orchestra concerts, musicals, baking, gingerbread houses, Santa visits, ice skating, Christmas programs, family and friend get togethers, and recitals...we did it all, somehow!  Now for a nice long 2 week break!


















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