Brace yourselves, friends and family, it's time for a speed round! We had Grammy in town, enjoyed an early Christmas with Grandmommy and Granddaddy, visited Longwood Gardens, cheered like crazy at Harper's school recital, Hadley's school performance, and her hand bell performance at church on Christmas Eve, and then there was CHRISTMAS, and then bowling, of course...Enjoy!
Getting ready to go hear Hadley sing at her school concert
She nailed it
Home for gingerbread house making...princess themed, of course
Ta Da!
Up to Pennsylvania to see Grandmommy and Granddaddy and tour the breathtaking grounds of Longwood Gardens
Kinda thinking a 3 year waiting list to have a wedding reception here might have been worth it for a table like THAT!
One last scenic view before our eyeballs froze in place
Christmas, Take 1
Feel the love!
Hads, as always, getting lost in her creativity in Grandmommy's studio
Anxiously awaiting Hadley's hand bell performance during the Christmas Eve service at church!
She didn't exactly nail this performance, on account of missing the previous two rehearsals with all of our traveling, BUT she sure looked cute up there ringing her bell whenever she saw fit!
Back home and time to set up for Santa's arrival!
Cookie duty
Can't forget the reindeer!
We're still getting a ton of mileage off of the fact that the reindeer left partially chewed carrots on our lawn!
Christmas PJ's from Mommy and Daddy
(Aron's family's tradition)
One last check up the chimney to make sure Santa can really fit down there
T'was the Night Before Christmas...
And then it was morning and time for...CANDY? Santa stuffed the Barbie Pez dispensers at the top of the stockings. That held things up for quite some time.
Santa gifts begin with Gymbo the clown! Harper's #1 request
Fabulous umbrella from Santa
Her very own Ariel WITH her prince. Hadley wasn't so amused by Santa taking it upon himself to add Prince Eric in there, since she didn't have one of her own...
Happiness restored by Princess Merida!
Leg exercises with Dora
It never really gets old.
SUPER HAD!
And then it was dollhouse furniture time!
Her new baby, Molly
Their matching robes :)
Minnie vacuum from Uncle Chris!
Totally exhausted
Ditto
Include Mommy and Daddy in there too...
...but those grape leaves aren't going to make themselves!
Before the excitement of New Years, there was a nice calm for a couple days, so the Griffins hit the lanes!
If it's possible, she bowled SLOWER than the last time. There were a couple times we were surprised the ball didn't stop and roll back up the alley. But she had a BLAST and that's ALL that matters! Thank God for those gutter bumpers!
She was a natural!
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