Christmas with friends

This Christmas season has been FULL of fun with friends. Here is a small attempt to capture a few of the fun experiences we have had with our cherished friends this month.

First, we got to go to Annie and Sutton's house for a morning of gingerbread house decorating and brunch in our pjs! It was over the top! Annie went ALL OUT to make sure each child had the opportunity to decorate an awesome gingerbread house! The kids also had a fun book exchange and Porter got the most amazing Christmas activity book! It was a super fun morning and a memory I will never forget!

Another tradition for the past 3 years is our annual play group Christmas party. The boys came decked out in their red and green attire and Porter gave his buddies a new scarf which they all showed off in this photo attempt! :) These boys are more like brothers and get along wonderfully! It is so nice to be able to get together with our group and the kids love it as much as we do! Thanks for hosting such a fabulous time, Alli!

At the play group party, instead of exchanging gifts we do a service project withe the boys and this year was no different. We chose to all contribute money to buy a goat for a family through World Vision. We wanted to have a tangible way to enforce what we had done, so several creative moms came up with the fabulous idea for the boys to make a goat ornament and that way they will always remember what they gave this year. We will continue to give an animal through World Vision every year as a group! I LOVE IT!

Another fun outing we had was with our friends, Andi and Avery. We took the kids to Northpark to let them shop the new Disney store, eat lunch and enjoy the great Christmas music and wonderful decor. They were in heaven "shopping" together! They are the best of friends, if you can't tell. :)

Then, last but definitely not least, we took the boys to have their picture taken with Santa. Porter has NEVER come close to any Santa, much less had his picture taken with him. But when his buddies went with him, he was no longer afraid! What a priceless memory! We are extremely blessed!

That's all for now folks! Now, to put on MY Santa hat! :) I will continue to document our Christmas journey soon and try not to forget these precious moments together.

Christmas with a 3 year old is the best gift anyone could ever get!

Merry Merry CHRISTmas!!!!