Pre-COVID, we had been planning a road trip to St. Louis for Christmas 2020. Derek & Shelby had our route all mapped out and had their hearts set on certain locations for fun pit-stops along the way. But as with everything else in 2020, our plans obviously had to pivot. My parents offered to fly to San Antonio to spend the holiday with us, and we jumped at the chance! Everything is more fun when Grammy & Grampy here!! It was super fun to share some of our little Christmas traditions with them like decorating gingerbread houses a la Marvelously made & caroling around our neighborhood. And the kids played card games GALORE with Grammy & Grampy! Lots of fun was had by all!
The picture below is of Shelby eagerly watching as Brady opened his gift from her. Shelby purchased a color-changing car for Brady months before Christmas, and it was the very first wrapped present under our tree this year. Shelby loves saving her money and has over two hundred dollars in her bank account. But as much as she loves to save, she was so happy and proud to spend her own money on Christmas gifts for her siblings this year. She was a thoughtful and intentional gift-giver, and it was such a joy to witness!
We dropped Grammy & Grampy off at the airport earlier this week and sadly said our goodbyes to them. It's always a little too quiet when visitors leave. Since their departure, Brady has been taking full of advantage of the biggest perk of Christmas Break in his world--naps! The first day after my parents left, he didn't get up until 9am (!!!), and then we still had to go wake up from his nap around 4:15ish! It will be a rough adjustment for all of us when reality sets back in.
We've kept busying writing and decorating thank you notes, getting our 2021 calendars in order, and playing with all of our new toys & crafts from Christmas!
We were originally only supposed to have a traditional two-week long Christmas Break, but due to COVID our break has been extended an additional week. And we are relishing every last second of it!
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