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I hope you have had a great week!  We got our first snow, our elves arrived and Christmas cards have started arriving.  The best parts of our week were:

1. I'm keeping my decorations simple this year for two reasons - I'm working full time and Mr. Mittens.  This cute kitten is a tuxedo tornado and isn't being very kind to our trees.  Hopefully next year he'll be less interested in all the sparkly ornaments on the tree.

 

2. One of my best friends was in town for the day and popped in for a visit.  She brought me treats and I sent her home with a box of cookies.

3. Packing 20 lunches a week keeps me busy, but hearing my kids say that their lunch was a bright spot in their day makes it all worth it.  They get excited for things like homemade muffins, favorite candy treat and their favorite sandwiches.

4. We got our tree!  We had to stop at two different places, but we found the perfect one.  This was our first time ever to get a snow covered tree.

5. Our first snow!  We woke up to 3 inches of snow on Sunday morning.  It was beautiful and so fluffy.  It was the perfect way to welcome in December.  The kids ate a quick breakfast and headed straight out to the snow.  It was especially exciting because we barely got any snow last year.  Lots of ice, a dusting or two of snow, but this was a beautiful way to kick off winter.

6. North Pole Breakfast!  We had a simple and sweet North Pole Breakfast on Decemeber 1st.  I made muffins, our elves arrived and the kids got a couple of things to kick off the Christmas season.  Everyone had a new pair of Christmas pjs, ornaments of their favorite things and a Squishmallow advent calendar that was a huge hit.  The biggest threat to our elves this year is this guy.  Mr. Mittens vs the elves.  He's so curious and in the middle of everything.  Good thing he's so cute.

I was setting up the breakfast and this was the snowy scene outside.

7. Mr. Mittens meets the snow.  I think he wasn't a fan of the cold temps and that might keep him inside.  One can hope.

I hope you have the best weekend!  We have a neighborhood party and a few fun plans mixed in with grocery shopping, a Sams run and to dos around the house to get ready for a busy week next week.

See you back here next week!