merry christmas to all.

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Dec 24

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Christmas is here already! santa cookies have been made, presents have been wrapped, and the Christmas events have already gotten underway. here's a little peek at what we've been up to in the days leading up to now.saturday was the kickoff of all the wonderful stuff, with santa cookies at grandma's. all the granddaughters on the hooley side get together to make the special cookies, and they are the highlight of christmas dinner. like, people won't stop asking about them until they come out of their hiding place. i was in charge of the dough this year, and as of now, they seem to be living up to grandma's high standards. but my goodness was that stressful to have that responsibility! santa dough santa santa gramps kate gram gurhls wegs, these photos are for you. we missed you this year, but you were there in spirit, and we know you are having the best time on your honeymoon!later on saturday we had some awesome hooley family time at dinner and elf the musical! (highly recommend, but take my mil's advice and don't expect it to be anything like the movie!) rice park pazza padres sibs yesterday the husband and i got to go see my maternal grandparents for a christmas visit, which was awesome. i had to work today (boo!), but now i'm off to make some veggie trays and finish the last two presents i have to wrap (maybe i wasn't telling the truth when i said they were all wrapped earlier, so what?). Mister Man and i are going to exchange gifts before heading out to all the family get togethers which will go straight through wednesday. we are so lucky to be able to celebrate with so many people we love. even when we're tired, we never get sick of the family time, and for that, i am so thankful.merry christmas everyone, i hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating whatever traditions you have. blessings to you and your families!throughout the Christmas season, i will be linking to my post about zach in every post. in the spirit of the season, please consider sharing his story and/or making a donation to the zach sobiech osteosarcoma fund. then give someone you love a hug.