The Bunch Wish You a Happy New Year!

We had a wonderful time during the holidays this year. I pray each and everyone of you have a great and wonderful new year. In keeping with tradition each of our children was allowed to open one gift on Christmas Eve after church. T opened his ninja outfit the girls got him. He looks cute doesn't he!

The kids actually slept until 7am this year! Yay! T received Star Wars themed gifts from us, though D has informed me the movies were mostly for him!

My sugar addict daughter asked for the large Jelly Bean mix. It came with 40 different flavors. She was ecstatic.

My oldest daughter has become obsessed with Audrey Hepburn. I have no idea where she picked this up since I do not watch any of her stuff, but the blanket is very soft and she loved it.

Every year Santa hides clues for the kids to find their last present. They love the treasure hunt and look forward to it each year. They have said that it is there favorite part......I doubt that. They love everything about Christmas!

L looks in the oven for a clue while the cat supervises.

A solves her final clue and discovers her gift in the washing machine.

For the first time ever, we hosted the holiday brunch. It was surprisingly low stress. I really enjoyed hosting it and having everyone come over. Maybe we will make this a tradition?

Enjoying family time at the brunch.

My husband and I like to make gifts for our families (in addition to other things). This year we spent most of the year making vanilla, making a key/mail holder, and a couple of clocks. I didn't think to take a picture of the one I sent to our Aunt, but this is the one we made my mother in law.

This is the key holder we made for my father in law.

My oldest and I enjoying Christmas, well I was he was sick.

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Obviously, now that my kids are all pretty much grown Valentine's isn't as big of deal to them. However, in keeping with tradition, not to mention the fact T still wanted out of school for the day, we still had a mini party. I told them that this year I wasn't going to get them any candy, normally I get balloons and special treat for each of them, but this year I just wasn't feeling it so I decided I would buy them all pizza (a treat since I rarely allow pizza) and I had some little Bundt cakes to celebrate with. They all said they were fine with that. L doesn't really do sweets, A doesn't like chocolate, and T doesn't like truffles, but they all like pizza. We took the day off and fortunately didn't have any basketball related stuff. No practice, no games, a rare no basketball day. We watched a movie, played some minute to win it games, and just basically enjoyed a nice low key day. I remember the old days when they were little and we would all make

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