A quiet Christmas

It was a hard Christmas to get through. I'm reluctant to talk about it. It hurts as much as one would expect it to. The only thing that made me happy was seeing the magic of Christmas with the girls this year. Santa was very much a big deal. They even picked out their own door busters. Haha. 

It was overkill this year with Christmas gatherings. 5 to be exact. Never again! I spent more on food than I did on gifts. Next year we all promised to consolidate the exchanges. Here are just a few photos of Christmas events starting with a couple thanksgiving pictures.

Jill and I co-hosted and failed miserably. It just wasn't the same.

The girls are getting so big.

We finally attended Justin's Christmas parade in St. Charles.

Breakfast with Santa was a hit :)

Delicious foods and face painting fun. 

Christmas Eve chaos!

Christmas morning was very modest this year. We knew they would get tons from everyone else, which they did! We kept it simple this year. 

We had so many get togethers that I just cannot document it all. The girls made out like bandits of course. No more toys for a long time!