Happy Birthday (again, and again, and again...)

Meet Santa Bear...

Meet Justin-Bear..

(Yes, that is marker on her face...don't judge.)

Want to know how to keep a kid busy for hours on end? (literally) Hannah is obsessed with the gel window clings. Poor snowman didn't know what hit him.

This was quite the eventful 5 days. Thanksgiving mixed with some birthdays and add on some Christmas cheer and we are tuckered out. Justin turned a whopping 29 today. Another fun fact?...Justin is kinda a birthday-snot. :) Maybe it's because he has to share his birthday every year with his twin brother...but man, if I hear the phrase, "But it's my birthday" one more time...or the phrase, "It's my birthday, dinner, birthday lunch, birthday month...yadda-yadda." barf. But we still celebrated this old man turning 29 over the past 5 days.

He was treated like a king. Blueberry pancakes in the morning, awesome gifts...and a dinner that he feasted on. An appetizer of sauteed shrimp in homemade Benihana shrimp sauce and a main course of cajun chicken and shrimp pasta. The best part?...we found out Hannah likes shrimp! Yes, another food group!! Hooray. All of this was topped off with homemade cheesecake and a night out with his friends. Man, if I do say so myself, I'm a pretty awesome wife. :)

You deserve a special day Justin- we love you and Happy Birthday.

(That is the LAST time I am saying it.)

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In other news, we chopped down our Christmas tree! Yep, headed out in the rain to chop down the ole' tree.

...and after all the hard and cold and wet work...we almost lost our tree on the drive home! Not to point fingers or anything...but Justin tied it to the car.

Hope you all had a fabulous long weekend! Let the Christmas music ring for the next month! It's my favorite holiday!

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Oh, and if you were wondering what I am thankful for this year...it's that I am going to be an auntie in May! Congrats to my big brother and his wife Andrea!