-FRIDAY we...
+ Had a super lazy day running errands and then welcomed Brandon home from his business trip with open arms!
+ Ate a super easy meal of spaghetti with homemade meatballs and of course, a celebratory glass of wine for Brandon completing his 12th business trip of the year.
+ Got in bed early because I was so worn out from the week; I watched three episodes of "Blue Bloods" on Netflix and fell asleep in the middle of the last one. #partyanimal
-SATURDAY we...
+ Celebrated Christmas with Brandon's side of the family! My mother-in-law started a new tradition this year of serving Mexican food, so we just kept calling it the "Whitacre Family Fiesta." It has a good ring to it. ;) I made The Pioneer Woman's Mexican rice, and I thought it turned out pretty well!
Seeing Knox celebrate his first Christmas has just been a joy, and I love how he's truly more interested in the tissue paper, bags and wrapping paper than anything else. Sweet boy!
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| Our family of four |
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| The boys opening gifts with their Daddy |
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| Brandon and his Dad and brothers |
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| All the boys: Brandon's brother, Jeff; our nephew, Brayden; Brandon's brother, Todd; Knox; Brandon; Brandon's dad; and Walker {making a ridiculous face} |
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| All the girls: one of my twin nieces, Noelle; my sister-in-law, Becca; my mother-in-law; my other twin niece, Caroline; me; my niece, Ellie Kate; and my sister-in-law, Nikki |
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| All of the grandchildren (L-R): Noelle, Caroline, Knox, Walker, Ellie Kate and Brayden |
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| Uncle Todd holding Noelle and Knox |
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| Precious Knox donning a Santa hat...and playing with the rug. Ha! |
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| He's our favorite gift under the tree this year! |
-SUNDAY we...
+ Were up every other hour with Walker, who was so sick with a nasty head cold that he couldn't breathe, and then was just crying out in pain from that and then told us around 3 a.m. that his ear hurt. Sigh. So he and I will be making a trip to the pediatrician today. But yesterday, we were all so ridiculously exhausted that we obviously stayed home from church, and as much as I hated to miss it, it was probably a good day to stay at home; the high for the day was 29* and when I went out to drop off gifts for the boys' Sunday School teachers, the thermometer in my car said 18*. Uh, no. I don't know how you Northerners do it!
+ I put this soup in the Crock Pot and we ate that, disinfected the house, did laundry and watched the Cowboys game.
Not the most thrilling weekend, but it was a fun precursor to next weekend's fun Christmas celebrations!
Linking up with Biana
I hope sweet Walker starts feeling better soon! I love the idea of Mexican food at Christmas. But then again, I'd eat Mexican food every day and be fine with it!
ReplyDeletePoor Walker! I hope he gets better by Christmas!! And I need to try that Mexican rice recipe!! I love the Pioneer Woman!
ReplyDeleteLove all the family photos you took this weekend!! I hope everything goes well at the pediatrician for Walker... xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteI hope Walker is on the mend soon! Nothing is worse than when they cry out in their sleep :-( Love sweet Knox in his hanna jams, too precious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun Whitacre Christmas!! Love that you're able to do a whole Christmas early... I might have to TRY to institute something like that when we have kids. I hope Walker feels better, especially before Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteMexican food to celebrate Christmas - now that's something I can get on board with! What a smart idea! Love that you guys had one great celebration already!
ReplyDeleteMexican rice sounds good. Awe, love the picture of all the grandkids together, so cute!
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