December Things

Disney World was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season, but we still managed to squeeze in some more fun too!  Here is some of what we've been up to!

Every year after Thanksgiving we give the kids new Christmas pajamas, a new Christmas book, and an ornament that represents their year in some way.  Then we decorate the tree together!

Reid got a basketball ornament.

Georgia Kate got a unicorn ornament.

Rhett got a horse ornament.

We had our small group Christmas party at Chris and Holly's house.  We've added three couples to our group this year!

We shopped with our small group friends for some students at Mrs. Sheryl's school!  The kids also enjoyed packing their Operation Christmas Child boxes and taking breakfast tacos to the police station, but I don't have pictures of those activities. :)

Georgia Kate had her Christmas ballet recital!  Her class danced to "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".  The whole show definitely put us in the Christmas spirit!  Mumsie, Popsie, Grandma, Alli, Perry, Thomas, and Rebecca joined us to watch!

We put on our Christmas jammies, picked up hot chocolate, and piled in the back of the truck one night to look at Christmas lights!  

We had our annual Brookwood lunch with the Myers girls!

We went to the Second Baptist puppet show "Hollyberry Lane" and checked out the awesome train display!

Chris and I went on a Christmas date to Taste of Texas and then to see one of my favorite singers Christy Nockels and her family in their Night of Hope tour.  I loved it!

Rhett and Perry had their very first preschool program!  It was precious.

Georgia Kate had her kindergarten Christmas program!  She did a wonderful job!

Reid's school does a Jingle Bell Walk around the neighborhood on the Friday morning before Christmas break!  We had fun watching him.  

Rhett and Georgia Kate had Christmas parties.

This is her friend Davin.  He is apparently hilarious because we hear stories almost daily! :)

Georgia and I went to the Teddy Bear Tea at the St. Regis again this year with Mumsie, Alli, Perry, and the Comeaux clan!  It is pretty much the cutest thing ever.  Tea party food and drinks, a magic show, a puppet show, face painting, coloring an ornament, and decorating cookies.

We saw her friend Evie there!

We made our birthday cake for Jesus on Dec. 23rd!  Gotta spread out all the sugar... :) 

December sure was FUN!

Disney World - Day 5

DAY 5

Ready for our last day - back to Magic Kingdom!!!

*Disclaimer - These pictures make it appear that this day was all about Georgia Kate.  It was definitely a princess day, but I promise that the boys had fun too! :)

We started our morning with breakfast at Cinderella's castle.  This was another highlight of the trip!  The boys didn't want their picture taken with the princesses, but they loved it too!  The boys all got swords, the girls all got wands, and breakfast was really yummy.  It was a special morning!  

The princesses were all sweet, but Snow White was my favorite! 

After breakfast we spent some time riding a couple of our favorite rides one last time. 

Next, Georgia and I were off to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique while the boys found some fun of their own for the next couple of hours.  This experience was everything I imagined it would be and so much more.  I couldn't get enough of it.  I actually wish I could work there.  Georgia got to choose her hairstyle and then the SWEETEST fairy godmothers did her hair, painted her nails, put makeup on her, and truly made her feel like a princess.  

After the princess makeover Georgia and I went to Enchanted Tales with Belle.  This was really fun!  The kids got to act out the story of Beauty and the Beast for Belle.  Georgia was Mrs. Potts and it was very cute!  

We met back up with the boys and it was time to head back to the hotel to rest.  At this point we all felt like we had done everything that we wanted to do at Magic Kingdom, so we decided to do what we had done the night before and check out another hotel!  This time we got to ride a boat, which was really fun.  We rode across the water to the Wilderness Lodge.  This hotel was also very neat!  We had a casual dinner and then let the kids play some games in the arcade.  We had to be up pretty early the next morning, so we rode the boat back, got packed up, and headed to bed.  

All of the hotels had huge themed trees, such as this one. :) 

We were SO sad to leave, but all smiles for the MAGICAL trip that we had. 

This was our very first trip with just our family of 5 and it was one that we will remember forever!