We arrived on the Friday before Christmas to Chapel Hill for the next leg of our trip. Another very happy cousin reunion and a delicious pizza dinner to greet us.
On Christmas Eve day the ladies and kids went to the Nutcracker in Raleigh. I'd remembered how good the performance was 4 years ago and was excited for the kids to see it! They were very antsy, but it was a matinee so we were in good company.
Gia and Michael were in town visiting her family so we swung by to see them after the show. A short, but sweet visit.
 |
| Playing with their dads' troll collection |
The kids were counting down until Christmas Eve when they'd be able to open the presents they bought for each other. Really cute.
 |
| Cat's cradle was harder than I remembered! |
 |
| Super lekker tagine dinner |
 |
| Preparing for Santa |
 |
| Reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a tradition of mine and I was so pleased when the kids decided that they wanted to take turns each reading a page |
 |
| All is calm. All is bright. |
Christmas morning!
 |
Elly the elephant was a show-stopper!
|
 |
| To inspire the next generation of wood workers |
 |
| His present for Oma matches him! |
 |
| He asked for a dog for Christmas and Santa delivered. This one sings and flaps its ears. |
 |
| She's only 6 and already asking for "cool clothes" for Christmas. |
 |
| This is super Dutch. Kids wear them after swim practice. |
 |
| Opa loved his bookmark |
 |
| And Oma her notebook |
 |
| Another Christmas surprise- Matt and Krista gifted the kids virtual classes with cousin Malcolm to learn to put on their own musical performance! We are two lessons in now and it is going great. A really fun way for the cousins to stay connected! |
 |
| Hilarity playing Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza |
 |
| Jumping fun at Sky Zone |
We had a night out for Mexican and the Chinese Lantern Festival. It was a frigid night so we didn't linger, but were so impressed with the light display again!
Matt, Krista, and Addy headed up to Maryland to celebrate with Krista's family so we had a few final chill days at the house. Pete and I had a date night out with dinner and some brewery hopping.
 |
| Skittles fun |
|
| We had a fancy destination for our last meal together: Shake Shack! |
A really special week together!
No comments:
Post a Comment