Christmas 2017

This was the first Christmas in a VERY LONG TIME that we didn't have anything bad happen. We had a lot of fun celebrating as a family, and even had a little tiny bit of snow we were able to enjoy.
It was a bit of an odd circumstance we were in this year. It was technically the Radfords year for christmas, but they don't have a super big place right now, so I hosted Radford Christmas at my moms house haha. We had dan's brother Preston, his brother and girlfriend Michael and Carmen, and his brother and wife Jon and Joss all stay at my moms. Then Aaron and Haley (and haley's brother, and Aaron's friends Jovi and Sam) came over as they wished, and Dan's parents and Marisa came over as much as they could. It was the first time all 5 brothers were together in YEARS! I tried to make sure to include christmas traditions of all the in-laws; Carmen always watches Muppets Christmas Carol, and her mom wake up the kids listening to Manheim Steamroller. So while she took a Christmas nap, we found some mannheim steamroller and blasted it on our bluetooth to wake her up. It was cute. We also did the nativity scene (this was the first time not having a bunch of kids here, so we made the big kids dress up), we each shared a christ themed thought/stori/movie clip, and had food that reminded each of us of christmas.

^Christmas Jammies on Christmas eve. We always do a scavenger hunt for the girls to find their jimmies. It's a highlight for them and for us.

Dan as Joseph, Stori as an angel, Sylvie was Mary, and Georgia was baby Jesus

Christmas morning waiting for daddy to go see if Santa came. Sitting on the same stairs i sat on as a kid waiting for my dad to see if santa came.

We kind of brainwashed Sylvie into wanting this kitchen---she really loves it, and to this day plays with it non-stop! but christmas night she said, "I really actually wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse, but that's okay because I love my kitchen that Santa picked out for me." haha. poor kid

Stori had casually mentioned that she wanted a tent, but we had no plans of getting one for her because we thought she would actually like something else better. Well last minute we hit up Sams Club and got one that came with a sleeping bag and duffle bag. SHE LOVED IT! i'm so glad she got it because we ran into her 1st grade teacher at broulims and the first thing she asked Stori was if she got her tent! haha Her teacher said she had been talking about it for months!

Some tired christmas morning faces. It was so fun celebrating Georgia's first Christmas

playing kitchen with Carmen and aunt Rissy.

making breakfast for a whole bunch people!

She was so sweet and loved all the wrapping paper people gave her. :)

Sylvie picked out Roxie for Stori, and it made her whole day!

and Stori picked out peppa pig toys, which equally made Sylvie's day

slept in her tent christmas night. Uncle Preston taught her how to put it up and take it down. it was so cute to see them work together.

The weather was pretty warm, and we didn't have a ton of snow, but we had to take the kids on a little sledding trip christmas afternoon. And when I say sledding, I actually mean have dan pull us around lewisville on a sled.