The Holidays

I love the holidays! Usually Christmas is my favorite but this year I volunteered to host Thanksgiving for my family.  I LOVED doing it!  We had such a good time and good food too.  I think I may host it again this year.  I hope they won't mind me putting this family picture up since it has already been all over Facebook.

For Christmas we did something really outrageous.  We went to my sister's.  I know, that doesn't really sound very outrageous but every year we either go to my in-law's house or we host something so when my sister suggested it we were a little apprehensive.  After discussing it a while I realized that I, except for a Christmas Eve dinner I hosted several years ago I haven't spent a Christmas with this sister since we were kids.  So I called her back and agreed to the plan.  I'm so glad I did too!  We spent the day cooking together and talking around the kitchen and I realized I missed that a lot more than I knew.

Two days after Christmas we crossed something off of my bucket list.  For years I have been wanting to see Six Flags Holiday in the Park.  Since we bought ourselves season passes with our tax return we decided this was our best and probably last opportunity.  Here's the kids being photobombed by the man in the background.  The trip was every bit as beautiful as I had hoped!

  

We had some fun with the goaties at Christmas too.  Here's a couple pics of Ginger since she was the most cooperative.