Unfolded Laundry: December 2022

We've had a wonderful Christmas. It's been very cold with snow on the ground.

We have a lot of exciting things happening over Christmas break.

We are leaving the cold behind the day after Christmas for the 80's and sand between our toes.

Once back from Maui, we will welcome a new furry family member.

What a special time. Lots of memories made and blessings counted.

We did miss our Molly. She loved the excitement of Christmas morning. She will always be in our hearts.

Lily Grace and I are constantly sneaking over to the tree changing out the light colors. She likes colored lights and I like white. This year, we came up with a compromise. I got white tree lights and she got jewel toned colorful lights on the fireplace mantle.

This year, Lily Grace said she'd like us to string popcorn for the tree. We spent an evening popping and stringing only for her to decide that it was taking way too long to string enough to wrap the tree. We ended up with three strings that only cover the front the tree and a bit of the sides. It did provide a good laugh if you walked too far around and saw where it didn't make it. We deemed it character and decided regardless it was going on because of the trouble. I wouldn't have traded that time doing that with her for anything.

We fill each other's stockings and it's one of the first things we like to go through on Christmas morning.

Every year, Lily Grace gives Matt personalized golf balls. He looks forward to seeing what's on them each year. She makes sure it's something to give a laugh, especially when he pulls them out with his league. This year they read: "Swiftie Dad- I got the tickets to prove it."

On a side note- look at Matt's side. We love to make fun of him and how tidy he is about opening his gifts. He's already opened several and it's neat as a pin over there. Meanwhile, Lily and I have paper and boxes strewn all over the couch and the floor like an explosion took place.