Christmas was so beautiful and special this year. I really cherish this time with my family.

Aw, Christmas. We had an extra lovely one that was so low-key. I spent a lot of the 24th cooking and preparing food. In the evening, we walked to the neighborhood park to sing Christmas carols with our friends. Then we returned home for French Onion Soup and salad. The kids opened up matching pajamas. They didn't really need pajamas but I'm in a point of crises where I'm not sure how much longer everyone will mind matching. I should've bought loose pajama pants for the teens though because they haven't worn them since. We got everyone to bed at a semi-reasonable time including Conor and I. Sweet, sweet memories.

I took the younger three to visit Santa Claus where Ira has his speech and occupational therapy. It was nice and chill and easy which I loved. Here are my three little believers!

Hard to believe my itty bitty baby is now 8 years old! Maeve is a really great kid. She's funny and fun. She's a good friend and she has the best laugh. Maeve gets to be one of the main characters in an upcoming 2nd grade play and I'm very excited to watch her performance. I'm curious to see who Maeve grows up to be, but I'm not in a rush!

We carved pumpkins while Conor was out of town for work. We split into three teams of two and did our best! The kids did alright! It was fun!