Hello and happy Friday!
Of course, I’m always team “TGIF,” but something about Fridays in December are just a bit better.
We had a little bit of everything this week from re-entry after Thanksgiving break to a snow day and the kids having busy evenings with activities.
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
This is a super-sized Friday Favorites from Thanksgiving tidbits to festive fun.
Going back to last week, we were in KC for Thanksgiving. We drove a bit after school on Tuesday and finished the rest of the drive on Wednesday. Overall, we had a pretty chill KC visit which was fine by me.
Of course, I had to catch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on Thanksgiving morning.
My dad’s cousin hosts that side of the family, and there are probably thirty people there…my cousin outdoes herself with the tablescape and place settings.
I always look forward to the personalized chocolate turkey! It’s a fun and sweet tradition!
We snapped some family photos…
My brother and his family were there too!
Can you go to KC without getting BBQ? Per Hayden’s request, we had some for lunch on Friday.
The girls baked cookies…
…and we spent some time with my Gma. When I think of my Gma, I always think of cardinals and Nutcrackers. She has quite the collection of both…and she passed down a Nutcracker to each of the great grandkids.
We also made a visit to the Magic tree which is a fun tradition. It had started to rain, so we had to snap our pics quickly…
GG was in on the fun…
We left around noon in Saturday and drove home mostly in the rain which was no fun. There was actually snow on the ground for quite a bit of our drive through Missouri and Illinois.
Sunday morning me thanked pre-Thanksgiving me because it was nice to sip my coffee by the glow of the Christmas tree.
The Nutcrackers have found a home…
….as did this cookie jar…another hand me down from my Gma. My brother received one as well.
My mom gave my sister-in-law and me one of these cute Christmas trees… I hope I can keep it alive!
Topsys Popcorn in a KC staple, and it’s one of my fave traditions to get some during the holiday season. I don’t think they always do it, but now it’s in some grocery stores there, so my dad picked some up. The crew plowed through it, so I picked up a couple of tubs to bring home.
I shared my Trader Joe’s haul yesterday, and I love this festive bag.
Sunday, I put out our outside decorations. We don’t do much, but we haven’t had light up trees in a couple of years. I purchased a set of two on Amazon, and they arrived just in time. I was pleasantly surprised with them.
They have a battery pack, and I did wonder about turning them off and on every night…but lo and behold when I went to turn them off the first night, they’d gone out…and then they were lit up the next day. So, they must have a timer that I didn’t realize. My version appears to be sold out, but they have a “snow” version.
On a Target run a couple of weeks ago, I picked up the wreath for the mirror as well as a cute pack of ribbon. I decided to tie some on the coffee table tree that I’ve had for years, and it’s the perfect festive touch.
On that same trip to Target, I lucked into finding two of the Christmas icon glasses. I got one tree and one gingerbread man. I wish I’d picked up a couple more because it appears they are sold out.
Classic…cold milk and a couple of Oreos for dessert.
I also use them for iced coffee…so festive and cute.
We had a snow day on Tuesday which was kind of unexpected. The meteorologists were talking about a chance of 2-5 inches of snow, and it was certainly cold enough, but I don’t think I’ve every had a snow day in December!
Our streets were fine by 9am, so I guess the timing was just right with snow covered roads when the buses would be driving their routes.
I actually went to school to set up my tree…This was the one that Hayden put in his room when he was little, but it’s been in our attic. Next year, I need to remember to add a few more lights. The tree skirt, beaded garland (I probably should have gotten two strands), and ornaments are all from Amazon.
One of my favorite food trucks came to school yesterday. I love not having to pack my lunch, and I love the “mozzaroni” sandwich to warm me up on a cold day.
I shared my December book trackers on Instagram. They are saved in a highlight, so feel free to use them and tag me. I love seeing what others are reading.
Favorite Mom Meme:
’tis the season (of life!)
Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday
This pic is from 2013…and it was the first time the kids went ice skating. We were in KC for Thanksgiving, and we went ice skating at Crown Center which is something we used to do when I was a kid. Like with most things, Hadley hopped right on the ice, and Hayden was a bit hesitant. Their personalities haven’t changed much since then!
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Weekly Recap:
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I hope you have a fun and festive holiday weekend!
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