Round One: a wedding, gingerbread, tackiness, and little ones

Round One:

A Wedding.

We met a family 2 years ago on our honeymoon and have stayed in touch with them since that time.  We even went on a cruise this summer with our "trip fam"!  Their beautiful daughter tied the knot at a gorgeous hotel a few weekends ago and we were so thankful for the invitation to help them celebrate.  Isn't meeting people on vacation so much fun?!?!

Gingerbread.

The Mr. and I decided to throw a "gingerbread house making" party for our nieces and nephews.  (we also have an amazing family that comes along with the kiddos as well.)  We set up an area of appetizers to graze on and them we served tomato basil soup, grilled cheese bites, and salad for dinner.  The kiddos brought our home to life!!!  We made a gingerbread town....each family made a different type of house.  It was so stinkn' cute!!!!

Oh, break my heart....our sweet nephew wasn't ready to leave at the end of the night.  His face says it all. 

We snapped a quick family picture in front of our tree.  It is what it is....  my silly husband and our battling kitties!!!!

 Tackiness.
I work with the greatest group of girls EVER!!!  We decided to spice up the last week of school before Winter break by wearing a tacky holiday shirt e.v.e.r.y day.  I seriously got more compliments on my outfits by kiddos than ever before.  So hilarious.  We had a p.j. day and snapped this picture of our "TEAM MEETING"!  Oh yes...they are always like this.  ;) 

We also gathered for a tacky sweater dinner and ornament exchange.  Take a look at my (non-tacky..might I add) ornament!!!   I just love it!!

Then it was time for our Awkward Photo shoot!!!   Sit back and enjoy ......

We got so many looks while we enjoyed our dinner out on the town.....     Some people gave us the stink eye and some people laughed.    The conversations at our table were epic.   We made some great memories together!!!

 Little ones.
We, like many couples, come from blended homes...which means 4 separate Christmas celebrations.  We had our first Christmas with the lil' ones.  The joy on their faces was priceless when they opened their gifts and when they gave gifts to others. 

 

 Each kiddo got the spotlight and opened their gifts one by one....we would all "Ooooh" and "Ahhhhh"!!! 

 You can't go wrong with snowflake mugs.  I can see many cups of hot cocoa in their future...

 Notice the packing popcorn covered the floor.  The kiddos went crazy with this stuff!!!!   The small things....

 These lil sweeties give us so much love....              I decided to give them a Cindy Lou Who hairstyle for the evening!!!   They were so tickled and kept checking out their hair in the mirrors. 

We have 3 more family celebrations before the new year arrives.  Lots of family, food, and memory making!!!  The hubs and I are also going to take a few days and spend some one on one time together...watch movies, wrap gifts, cook, and finish up our shopping.  I love spending school breaks at home, lounging around, and snuggling with my kitty babies.  Keep an eye out for Round 2, 3, and 4 of our Holiday posts.