We went to a fun little Christmas party on Tuesday night and the crew was looking cute…

Love them.

We also had an unexpected visit with the jolly man there! The kids were excited and took turns tellling him what they wanted. Samantha even sat on his lap!

“I want a high chair for my baby doll and a polka-dot mermaid”

“I want an Amari Cooper Raiders jersey, a Derrek Henry TN Titans jersey”

“I want a remote-controlled T-Rex”

After visiting with him, we all decided we didn’t need to go up to the The Club on Wednesday night to see Santa again. Score!

I think these 3 are definitely on the nice list. Now that our requests have “officially” been made, it’s time for Christmas to get here! Ho Ho Ho!!

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My favorite Christmas tradition – the candy house! You can check out previous candy houses here – 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Last Friday when we had the big snowfall, I was driving home from the gym early in the morning and stopped by the grocery store to get some essentials just in case we got snowed in. I got bread, milk, and lots and lots of candy! I figured if we were going to be stuck in the house, we needed something to do! It was the perfect activity for Saturday morning while the snow melted. We had plenty of candy…

and I had GREAT helpers this year! Each took their own side and ran with it. Maxwell and Spencer were pretty meticulous with their candy placement, Samantha was pretty good at placing candy in her mouth!

When all was said and done, I think we created a candy masterpiece!! Maxwell’s side…

Spencer’s side…

Samantha’s side (with a little help from us all!)…

and my side!

Love, love, love this tradition with my 3 favorites!

No hard candy Christmas around here! 🙂

*just looking at the old candy house posts and realize I made that joke back in 2015 too. I need some new material!

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After the Christmas parade, I took the kids up to church to the Advent Workshop.

They love it every year and get to make some cute crafts. This year was no exception!

Of course their favorite part was the cookie decorating! No surprise there.

Fun Fun and Merry Merry!

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