This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house! We enjoyed having members from both sides of the family around. We got to have Jenna and Preston and Toby around for a couple weeks while they were in the midst of a cross-country move. These kids adore them! Bri and Mason came for Thanksgiving and got us all off our behinds to go do a day-of Turkey Trot. The weather was just so beautiful, and it was lovely to be outside getting sweaty. We enjoyed spending time as a family in the kitchen. We ended up with some good eats. Preston's cheese grits were my personal faves. The Aarons came for the big dinner and we had a packed house full of good feelings and good food. And our thankful tree. So many blessings.

The Christmas season was fun and busy around our house. It was our first Christmas in our new home! Here are a bunch of pictures and videos that give a little taste of the season. This year's family Christmas music video Preston did his due diligence and helped Nate hang the Christmas lights. They did it before Thanksgiving, and it's a good thing! The roof has been covered in snow since then. Addison and Nate have made the Messiah sing-in a tradition. They went to Abravanel Hall this year. I love that they're both giddy with excitement about it. We made these cute little guys. And lots of tasty treats. We got these awesome glasses in the mail! They turn the Christmas lights to reindeer and other fun shapes! We strung lots of cranberries for our Christmas tree. The looks on the kids' faces pretty sum up how each of them felt about it. Bryn found her new calling in life. She strung berries all afternoon long and lo...