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Thanksgiving Weekend Recap

Happy Monday! Let the countdown begin...it's almost December!

We had such a festive Thanksgiving weekend in Illinois! I wanted to share some highlights here. 

On Friday, we woke up and drove to Illinois to spend some time with family. Our plans were to go to the Santa Clause Parade in Peoria, but it was too cold, so we opted out this year. Instead, we went to my Aunt Pam's house for lunch and the girls (+ Baby Jack) headed out to do a little Black Friday shopping. I LOVE the Vanilla Bean Noel scent from Bath and Body Works, and was so excited to stock up for the season. 


After a dinner of leftovers, we had a special visitor from Santa Clause himself. 😉 It was so magical to see Sammy's reaction to him walking in the house! He was speechless for just about a minute, then was quick to go sit with him and tell him what he wants for Christmas. Sammy wants a toy robot and a bubble gum machine this year. Sammy had lots of questions for Santa...he wanted to know where the reindeer were, what kind of cookies he should leave him, and if the reindeers needed a treat on Christmas Eve. 

Jack said "you have the cookies this year, I'll just take the milk." 😊


Sammy LOVES a hotel. He couldn't have been more excited to sleep on that pull-out couch and go swimming. Haha. 


The next morning, we all met at a PRECIOUS reindeer farm just a short drive away! They had so many reindeers, and the workers did a great job of sharing facts about each reindeer. 

Santa was a busy man, and was at the reindeer farm, too! Sammy made sure to tell him that he was going to make gingerbread cookies with red frosting for him. So sweet! I just love seeing the magic of Christmas through the eyes of children. 


Grammy made sure her grandbabies got a little surprise from the gift shop on our way out. 

We drove home on Saturday and woke up on Sunday to SNOW! Sammy couldn't have been more excited to get outside with Dustin and play in it. They went sledding, built snowballs, and shoveled the snow off the sidewalk. We love the snow, and are hoping for a white Christmas!

Have a great Monday...see you back here tomorrow! XX

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