Busy Fun

What a great, busy week we had!

Last Wednesday we snuck out of the house after it got dark and walked through the town which was lit up with paper lanterns along the sidewalks and we went down to the snow covered park and went sledding. What a blast that was.




Thursday night we got to take a ride on the North Pole Express and bring our cousin Roman. We wore our pajamas and slippers, ate cookies and hot cocoa, sang and danced to Christmas music and we got to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus! What a fun time!


  




Saturday we went out and got our Christmas tree and later that night went to the play "Annie Jr" with my niece and two nephews playing in it. They did a great job!







Sunday we packed two vans and my little car- full of 24 people and headed to NJ to the medieval times to have a feast and watch some jousting. It was my father in law's birthday. The kids were on the edge of their seats the entire time- they LOVED it. Once we got back home we put on Christmas music, decorated our Christmas tree then drank hot cocoa while cuddled up close watching a Christmas movie.














Yesterday Addy, my niece and I went to girl's night out at the kid's school to have pizza and talk girl talk. Then after that I went to a hotel with all my sister in laws to celebrate one of them turning 18!! Lots of girl time yesterday.

It's been raining the past two days, but today we woke up to more snow and no school! So I believe there will be more sledding in our future today.

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