Santa Claus is comin' to town!

Who doesn't LOVE Christmas?! It really is the most wonderful time of the year! We had an awesome weekend full of CHRISTMAS!! Saturday morning we started off with a Pancake breakfast at Applebee's to support the local elementary school, then we headed to the fabulous train garden at the Arbutus Fire Hall, then onto Pizza with Santa at the Clarksville Fire Department and closed out the day with the lights on 34th Street in Hamden, hon! Then Sunday we were off to Granmom and Grandad's to make sugar cookies, yum!!!

Nana and Jack at the train garden

 Anna & Francesca joined us too!

 Baby Gia hangin out

here he comes!

 El & Molly had matching xmas shirts, too cute...

crazies!

Jack letting Santa know he wants a "rock n roll guitar"

 Ella & Santa

 Noah and Max came to see Santa too!

 aw, Jack & El have so much fun together.

Ella loves holding Baby Gia

 Jack, Charlie and Ella waiting to go see the lights

 

The kids loved the lights - Thanks Shannon and John for having us down!

 goofs!

 waiting patiently for their hot chocolate

 Jack and Ella had a sleep over Saturday night and this was the fort they made, crazy kids!

our annual kids picture at cookie day

Gmom and Gdad with the grandkids

oh boy! hope Uncle Don doesn't see this :)

 Gia loves her Aunt Dana!

goof ball...

wonder who's job it was to do sprinkles?! (JACK!!!)

 we start them young :)

 Pop-pop and the great grandkids - he's got his hands full!

teaching Jack to roll since Mommy and Aunt Dana can't seem to get the hang of it!

all tired out!

The Traditions Continue

The past few years Daddy, Mommy and Jack head out to the River Hill shopping center get pizza at Ledo's and then go see Uncle Kev at the Christmas tree lot to pick the best tree! We were very excited for Gia to be with us this year and sad we missed Uncle Kev!

Gia all bundled up!

 the biggest tree we've ever seen!

 

On Saturday Daddy had his annual Bro's before Ho Ho Ho's night out with his buddies so all the ladies and kids hung at the Horne's for some yummy tacos, fun crafts and lots of wine for the mommy's of course!

 Alexis, Kacy, Gia, Jack and Lila

 Jack loves crafts!

trouble with a capital T!

 Decorating and football go hand and hand....

 goofball!

 Daddy trying to teach Jack the correct way to hang the ornaments...

this year Daddy was busy with Gia so mommy and Jack put the angel on the tree :)

Thanksgiving Weekend Festivities!

More family fun following Thanksgiving! We went down to Leesburg, VA to have dinner with the Williams crew at Uncle James' new house on Saturday! The kids had an awesome time playing Mariokart and Uncle James' cooked enough delicious food for 50 people so we of course had a great time eating!

 Kayla, Ethan and Gia - Ethan loves cuddling Gia!

look at that chubby belly :)

 Grandmom getting in on the action - playing Mario Kart!

 

 the Williams cousins

 the Williams Clan

 who needs expensive toys when the kids like to play in laundry baskets?!

 Sunday we ventured up to Fredrick to attend Landon's baptism...

 Landon so happy in his bouncer