Sorry for the crickets over in the Hennessy Fam blog, we have been busy busy busy as always. I have a lot of pictures to share of what we have been up to the past month starting with Thanksgiving.
DeeDee, Papa and Uncle Court came up to Charlotte to celebrate with us. We were so excited to spend Thanksgiving on our new house and start new traditions. The morning of Thanksgiving, Mike, Court and I ran the Turkey Trot 8k. It was a gorgeous day and weekend so it was perfect weather for a run. The girls got to stay home with DeeDee and Papa and hang out.
While we were waiting for the turkey to cook, we took some family pictures in the backyard.
Then it was time to dig in and eat! It is SO nice to have a dining room again!
Since Thanksgiving, it has been all about Christmas. Ella is at such a fun age where she is into everything about Santa and can't get enough of it! In recent years, she has been terrified of Santa (I mean won't get near him or she freaks out) but this year we visited Santa at the Uptown tree lighting celebration and we talked about how she didn't have to sit on his lap but she could just stand next to him. She was ok with that and he was so friendly and she actually did great! And Maddie was happy and seemed a little too comfortable. I am just happy to have a picture with Ella not screaming, this was a major breakthrough for us!
A couple days after meeting Santa, we hosted Ella's preschool class for a gingerbread house making party. Another Mom and I did a lot of prep work but it was just a fun way for the kids to get together out of school and have fun.
I had seen this cute idea on another blog where a Mom put together a Reindeer Food Bar where the kids get to make a bag of food for the reindeer to sprinkle on the driveway on Christmas Eve for the reindeer to eat while Santa delivers the toys!
All these three year olds in your house can be a little scary but they were all so well behaved and loved making the houses.
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| Anything with frosting and candy is right up her alley! |
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| Ella and one of her best buddies, Caroline! |
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| Filling up their reindeer food bags |
The next morning, we went and had a yummy pancake breakfast and then out to pick out a Christmas tree. At breakfast we learned that Maddie loves pancakes as much as her older sister!
Ella thought the Christmas tree lot was awesome and a huge park to play hide and go seek in.
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| I love capturing these sweet little moments between Daddy and his girls |
On December 1st, our elf Buddy flew back from the North Pole to spend the month with us! Buddy is pretty funny and has been making a little bit of mess when he flys back in the morning. This particular morning, he got into our M&Ms and made a mess. But can you blame him, he works up quite an appetite after flying back to the North Pole each night!
And in between all the parties and craziness, we have been having some sisterly bonding. On this particular day, Ella decided they were on a train together.
Or some cuddling on the couch
Just like her older sister, Maddie Grace loves her doggie Dakota.
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| Apparently this was so tiring that Dakota fell asleep sitting up. |
And one final note because I would remise if I didn't mention that our hearts and prayers are with the families in Connecticut. As a parent of a small children, I can't even imagine what those families are feeling and I can tell you that I definitely held my little ones extra tight this weekend. It puts into perspective what this season is all about and as much fun as Santa and Buddy are, I am so blessed to have a healthy and happy family.
Merry Christmas and I will try and be better about updating the blog!
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