It's my favorite time of year... December! Okay, but before I start getting obsessed with Christmas, I just want to say that Thanksgiving was pretty good too. I studied Alton Brown's recipe and came out with a really good turkey! The only unfortunate part was I can't take full credit for my perfectly moist turkey. Right when I was about to put the turkey in the oven, our oven died! Luckily, we were still able to pull it off. Prepping Thanksgiving was a bit more hectic than normal so I totally forgot to take a picture of my turkey before carving.
After picture
Baked (boxed) brownies (kids loved it!)
Black Friday with kids is not the same as Black Friday without kids. For Black Friday, we went to the mall to get a free 16x20 picture collage (I'm proud of how cheesy the kids got), Target, and Toys R Us. We came home with some clothes and a bunch of board games. No biggie...
Posing for a picture without me telling them to pose
These two think Santa's going to get them this for Christmas (dream on)
Char's early Christmas gift: Baby Margaret
A long weekend = more iPad time in the morning
Two very quiet kiddos
FB told me that Bass Pro Shops had a great deal with donating for a free Santa package (donate toys for Toys for Tots and you get a free photo Santa package). This weekend, I came prepared with a more festive outfit for the kids. I was so excited that I rushed the family to show up right when they opened to find out that Santa doesn't show up till 12. I was determined to be first in line, so I started the line at 11:30. I've never been first in line for anything so I was pretty proud of myself. I was also able to befriend the second person in line, so standing in line for half an hour wasn't that bad after all.
So proud of myself! Look at that long line behind me!
Hello Santa!
Telling Santa what he wants for Christmas
A snippet of how we killed time at Bass
They LOVE the huge aquarium
We went to Bass Pro Shops on back-to-back Sundays. I think it's time to take a little break. The kids still love going there. Since I already have my perfect Santa picture with the kids, Bass is no longer appealing to me... for now.
Reward for smiling for Santa (McD's for kids and Pokibowl for parents)
Trimming the tree
Another Warriors W and a Christmas tree to stare at
... and it's almost December! Time to send off our holiday cards and deck the house more with all things Christmas!
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