Christmas Fun

The Christmas season is my favoritie!!!  I love everything about it . . . the fun activities, the magical feeling, the Christmas movies, the extra time with family and friends, the Christmas parties, Christmas decor, Christmas lights, Christmas sweatshirts . . . literally I LOVE it all!

We kicked off our holiday fun with the Red Coyote pack the pint run through the OKC Zoo Safari lights in early November . . . incredible lights, a little running and a cold beer at the finish line.  Fun night with my Miller crew.

The kids favorite Christmas activity is always ice skating so we try squeeze it in a few times.  All three are impressive skaters, not surprised at all.

My favorite car passenger came back . . . thanks Tripp for occupying my front seat for the month of December!

Santa made his annual visit to Bella Terra.  The kids might think they are too old for a picture with Santa but you gotta believe to recieve!

Mason had his last elementary school Christmas party!

The kids each got a different advent calendar.  Mason got a fishing lure advent calendar, Harper got Sephora and Jackson got a puzzle.  Jackson's was a family favorite.  Each night he opened a box with 30ish puzzle pieces.  It was so much fun winding down each night as a family working on the puzzle.  It was something we all looked forward to, no matter how busy the evening might have been.

Decorating gingerbread houses is another family favorite tradition!

Mason was so proud of his decapitated snowman, he is 100% boy!

We also LOVE matching family Christmas pjs!!! 

Tyler and I had a fun night out at his work Christmas party at Jones Assembly

I always love an evening with the neighbor ladies checking out Christmas bars in OKC!

Jackson enjoyed a fun soccer Christmas party at Andy Bs!

Harper had a fun team basketball Christmas party!

The 7th grade boys enjoyed an afternoon at Chicken N Pickle!  Mason can't wait to start this tradition with his class next year!  

The moms might have enjoyed it even more!

Mason and our Braves family had a fun Christmas party at Chicken N Pickle as well!  

This is one special group of baseball boys!

My favorite Christmas tradition is an evening downtown seeing the Christmas Carol!  We love kicking off this evening seeing the Christmas tree and festive decor at the First National in OKC.

It was late in December but we finally made it downtown for ice skating at Myriad Gardens!  Our favorite place to skate and we always do it as a family.  This year the Giordano crew joined us.  It was the start to our Nelson, Miller, Giordano Christmas celebration.

Burgers at New State is always a must after ice skating in Myriad Gardens!

After our fun morning we decorated cookies . . .

After cookie decorating we had a hibachi Christmas dinner!  Lots of hibachi sous chefs . . .

Mase perfected his Salt Bae skills . . .

Volunteering at Dinner with Love is another favorite Christmas tradition.  Unfortunately Harper had volleyball practice so her and I couldn't go, but thankful Auntie filled in and took the boys.

Jackson's soccer team played the dads on Christmas Eve Eve and got their butts whooped!

Christmas Eve we enjoyed Christmas service at LifeChurch

We wrapped up Christmas Eve with dinner, games and fun at Steph's house.  Love that we get to celebrate this special night with both the Nelson, Giordanos and Millers!  

Always sad to see the Christmas season come to an end but love all the fun had and memories made!