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730. Ornery elves who toilet paper Christmas trees.  The girls got a kick out of what Lovey did.

729. Smiling girl waiting for the bus.

728.  Pictures big sisters (Kate) make of little sisters (Olivia).  I saved this one to be framed.  My favorite part - the spiky hair and big teeth.  I love when the girls draw - gives us a glimpse into what's going on in their little hearts and minds.  Olivia must have been chasing Kate that morning:-)

721.  My sweet niece.  Who rooted me on as I decorated today. 722.  And then she took a nice nap.  Decorating for Christmas is hard work. 723.  My little footed pj person decorating the Christmas tree.  And so excited to help.  724.  Her big sisters got in on the action too.  We only broke a couple of ornaments along the way.  725.  Stockings hung by the chimney with care. 726.  Lovey the Elf keeping a watch on all the activity.  The girls love their elf who makes the trip down from the North Pole every season. 727.  Joy.

721.  Our first REAL Christmas tree!  I am a Christmas nut.  Love everything about it - so much love and warmth hope in the air.  Love the pine smells, lights, snow, hustle & bustle, church hymns, cookies, family and friend togetherness, children's excitement, days off school.  So much fun.  So as soon as Thanksgiving's over - our two trees and the rest of our Christmas decorations go up.  I like to savor every day of it.  And this year we got our first real tree.  And it was tall and perfect!!!!  I was sooooo excited!

705. Road trips East.  Growing up, some of my favorite memories were heading East to New York or Virginia to visit family.  There wasn't a Thanksgiving we didn't get together.  So many great memories traveling through the Appalachian mountains tucked into the back seat next to my two stinky brothers, arriving to a warm loud house bustling with family, togetherness and food.  So now it's our turn to take our girls on the same adventures - and fill up their childhood with lasting memories.  Here we are at our lunch stop in PA at good old Bob Evans.  There was a farm behind the BE parking lot - girls loved watching the cows and getting out some car ride energy.  706. Ellie's and blankies that induce sleeping children on road trips. 707. My creatively amazing cousins and aunts who come up with super fun and unique things for the girls to do every time we see them.  Here the kiddos are with cousin Zoe creating the table runner for our Thanksgiving feast!