Lets start at the beginning of December....   We got and decorated our tree:     Chloe and I had a girls weekend overnight with Michelle:        April got new glasses! :)       We took our Christmas card photo!:      Kevin and the kids made press cookies - a completely stress-free tradition ;)      We hosted a spaghetti dinner night since some cousins were in town!          My youngest niece had a sleepover and I think she had fun :)  Here she is playing with Peter - she was Queen Princess Elsa of Ice and he was her security detail:        Everyone went ice skating and most of us loved it.                 We saw Chloe's chorus and orchestra concerts.  It's hard to take a photo in the auditorium....but April and I had fun taking photos while we were waiting.      Our church had a Christmas brunch with a photo booth and props.  The kids wanted a selfie :)         Christmas morning excitement:           Our kids found out on Christmas morning about a vacation we are taking ...