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December Recap

Whew. December really did a number on the Brisel family!

I took an unintentional break from blogging this month due to an incredible amount of illnesses that swept through our house. Since December 1st our house has had:

Three confirmed (one unofficial) case of covid...

Two visits to Blank Children's Hospital (one by ambulance, one to the ER)...

Two confirmed cases of Influenza A...

One sinus infection...

And one five year old with a persistently drippy nose. 

It has been a lot. 

By the time Christmas break rolled around, my one wish was for my family to be healthy for Christmas, and for a NAP. Thankfully both have happened. 😊

While we've had plenty of illnesses in our family, we've tried hard to squeeze in some December joy to our month! 

We made lots (and lots) of Christmas goodies! 

We LOVED watching Sammy sing his heart out at his preschool program. 


We watched my sister graduate from college! 

We wore matching Christmas pajamas. 


We got back into the routine of going to mass after missing several weeks due to illnesses. Christmas Eve mass is my favorite! 


We snuggled in our new bean bag chairs from Santa. 

& Baby Jack got his first two teeth! 

It's been so wonderful to just have time together at home without rushing around. We are planning to ring in 2024 from our cozy home with a few fun appetizers. I'm guessing we won't make it until midnight, but that is more than OK with me. I'll celebrate with baby Jack during his 4AM feeding. 😉

Happy New Year! XX


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