Its break time-literally! A break from all the fun and craziness, a break from staying up too late because we want to catch up with all the guests, and a quick break from the holidays until we enter the next one. While I think we are all ready for it, I would redo it a million times over-I loved so much being able to spend so much time with my sisters and friends, and watch all our kids becoming best friends. That is what its all about.
As I mentioned in my last post, we loved having an impromptu visit from my sisters and their kids. It was nice that it was a bit of a longer one, because we were able to spend some days running around doing cool stuff, but also some just hanging out at home catching up and relaxing. And although we had to deal with our pretty easy going babies [who fed off of each other, leading two of them to start rolling over already!], I feel like the girls all had so much fun that they pretty much entertained each other, which meant we got to do the same haha! I particularly loved watching Addy & Audrey pal around together, posing and talking about accessories, and creating the chocolate club with my buddies Isla and Hannah [who PS is my new best friend-just ask her!] when we drove home from a hike one day. We spent a lot of time at the beach, got to watch Addy's tap performance, and see both Audrey and Addy in the Primary program. All in all it was a great visit.
In the end, when Hillary left, Rocio and her family joined-their time even overlapped for a few hours! Despite how often we talk, its actually been several years since we've seen each other [in fact, we EACH had two kids since then!]. So I cannot tell you how looking forward to this visit we all were. And of course, it was instant bond once again. We ended up meeting up throughout the week as often as possible, and loved every second of it. The girls loved having sleepovers in their room with Cali, and playing legos and play dough with the boys too. Still, I feel like its hard to say who had more fun-the kids, or us adults. I just love how EASY it is with them. We have so much in common and I loved it. A highlight for me was going to the store with Chio, sans kids, and having her teach me some cooking techniques.
Thanksgiving itself was crowded, and PERFECTLY smooth and fun! We had some 26 people here, and everyone contributed in some way it was a total blast. A good chunk of us headed over to the beach and played before coming home and digging into Ross's delicious turkey and all the other fixings. I even got to make pie, which always makes me happy. We visited with my in laws afterwards, before coming home and going into a few more days of visiting and fun.
Another highlight was today-after saying a bittersweet goodbye to Chio and family, my parents and I headed over to the Christmas Dicken's Faire. It was a first for most of us, and it did not disappoint! The sets, outfits, plays, food, shows and everything were pretty amazing. The girls loved the Carousel and weird puppet show, and I loved the dancing at Fezzywicks and seeing Jacob Marley. I was so happy and grateful my parents included us in this fun thing!
Other then that, we've just been doing our usual. Some fun at the farmers markets, some visits with friends, some movies and book clubs, swimming and classes, working and chores, and other stuff. Now, we are going to enjoy a few weeks of routine, and try to get used to the new normal of having our Addy girl in school-but more info and tears on that later haha. I think I'm happy about that-I feel like by the time Christmas is here, I will be more then ready for some more crazy fun visits!
In the end, when Hillary left, Rocio and her family joined-their time even overlapped for a few hours! Despite how often we talk, its actually been several years since we've seen each other [in fact, we EACH had two kids since then!]. So I cannot tell you how looking forward to this visit we all were. And of course, it was instant bond once again. We ended up meeting up throughout the week as often as possible, and loved every second of it. The girls loved having sleepovers in their room with Cali, and playing legos and play dough with the boys too. Still, I feel like its hard to say who had more fun-the kids, or us adults. I just love how EASY it is with them. We have so much in common and I loved it. A highlight for me was going to the store with Chio, sans kids, and having her teach me some cooking techniques.
Thanksgiving itself was crowded, and PERFECTLY smooth and fun! We had some 26 people here, and everyone contributed in some way it was a total blast. A good chunk of us headed over to the beach and played before coming home and digging into Ross's delicious turkey and all the other fixings. I even got to make pie, which always makes me happy. We visited with my in laws afterwards, before coming home and going into a few more days of visiting and fun.
Another highlight was today-after saying a bittersweet goodbye to Chio and family, my parents and I headed over to the Christmas Dicken's Faire. It was a first for most of us, and it did not disappoint! The sets, outfits, plays, food, shows and everything were pretty amazing. The girls loved the Carousel and weird puppet show, and I loved the dancing at Fezzywicks and seeing Jacob Marley. I was so happy and grateful my parents included us in this fun thing!
Other then that, we've just been doing our usual. Some fun at the farmers markets, some visits with friends, some movies and book clubs, swimming and classes, working and chores, and other stuff. Now, we are going to enjoy a few weeks of routine, and try to get used to the new normal of having our Addy girl in school-but more info and tears on that later haha. I think I'm happy about that-I feel like by the time Christmas is here, I will be more then ready for some more crazy fun visits!
Happy holidays everyone!
