Feeling all Festive (Thanksgiving Break '17)!!

Have I ever mentioned that I just love Christmas?? I usually bust out my Kenny & Dolly Christmas CD on November 1st, and at the very least, put out a decoration or two. So by Thanksgiving, we are generally in full Christmas mode, and this year was no different!! We kicked off Thanksgiving Break with some "homemade" gingerbread houses ...... made out of graham crackers...HA!!

Our "masterpieces" :/

(they tasted a lot better than they looked) 

We also finished decorating the outside of the house....you know how Daddy feels about inflatables!! 

He loves them sooooo much (sarcasm) that we added another inflatable to the mix this year. I mean, Santa needs a Rudolf. Duh.

Our house has been changing a bit these last few months. We've added on a breezeway, garage, and a complete "little house" for Grandmama!! It is now 99.9% complete (blog to come soon)!

We also enjoyed about a thousand fires during the holiday season....it's been cold around these parts!!

Despite the cold, we ventured out to Six Flags to enjoy the lights and shows!!

Clairy in the "snow"

Sweet sissies:

Daddy's child:

Fun on the Mine Train!! NO WAIT!!

Rollercoasters with Grandmama - she still got it!!

L-O-V-I-N-G the Christmas show!!!

Enjoying the 3D Superheroes!!

Such a fun time with the fam!!

Sadly, I didn't take many pictures on Thanksgiving (I accidentally left my camera at home), but I did snap my annual "Paw carving the turkey!!"

And, I snapped one of these two turkeys:

Gearing up for Tech vs. Georgia!!

Not a good outcome (AT ALL), but we will continue to love them through the SUCK.

Finally, we *attempted* to take some Christmas pictures to send out for a Christmas card. While we got a few decent shots..... 

 The majority turned out like this.... #truelife

Such a great, relaxing Thanksgiving Break with my favorite turkeys!!

Cheers!!

Christmas Performances!!

We sure were feeling festive with all of the sweet, SWEET Christmas performances that our girls got to participate in!! We kicked off all of the fun at the Douglasville Christmas Parade. Nora and Lilah  performed in this parade while Ella got to "introduce" the dancers by escorting the sign.

Heading downtown:

The Fan Base (Grandmama, Lea, and Brett were there also, but sat a few blocks away by Lea's workplace):

Here it comes!!!

I love Matthew's spirit....and how Claira always looks at him!! :)

Breaking. it. DOWN:

Here comes the girls, Ella-Bob leading the way!!!

SNOWWWWW!!

Watch out for the dancing goober in the background:

When the girls finished, they came to enjoy the rest of the parade with us.

We see you, Santa!!!

Nora and Ella also had the privilege of performing at church for the annual "Jesus' Birthday Celebration." Nora was front and center, and served as the "little drummer boy." :)

They got to perform on the "big stage" for all 3 services, and they did an amazing job every time!!

Finally, the SDES chorus performed a wonderful Christmas show!! Nora had the part of "Susie Snowflake" and rocked the house every time!! Their first performance took place at the Douglas County Courthouse - Nora's solo begins around 17:25:

They also performed twice at school, once during Family Night. We got to meet the big man before the show!!!

Family dinner before the big performance:

Paw-Paw teaching Clairy some new "vocabulary" words:

Here they go!!

Here comes Susie!!

So proud of our "Susie!!"

Unfortunately, our Christmas dance recital had to be cancelled because of our recent "Snow Jam" (blog to come). But still, nothing puts you in the holiday spirit like some Christmas performances by children!!

Cheers to holly-jolly tunes and sweet little voices!!