Merry Christmas 2026

We have a lot of Christmas fans at our house.  It doesn't surprise me that the minute the calendar flips to November, we have Christmas chain countdowns popping up and kids begging to set up the tree.

It doesn't seem to matter how old they get, they still love the magic and memories of Christmas!

This year, we started a new tradition!  We were sick of that old tattletale elf and the messes he made around the house, so we asked him not to return this year and instead got ourselves someone we love having around... Cosmo!  We now look forward to seeing what our Cosmo at Christmas has lined up for stunts around the house!

I have learned lessons from years past of graham cracker house making that you can never have enough graham crackers or frosting, so this year I made sure the kids had what they needed and they absolutely blew me away with their creations.  We also love to see how AI imagined a landscape for them!

Lori's Creation:

Whitlee's Creation

Bronson's Creation:

Charlotte's Creation:

 

Zac and I also had fun catching up with his high school buddies and their wives at our annual Christmas party.  We had fun "fishing" over JC and Braidyn's second story railing.

Grandpa Rich hosted a fun Christmas party and it is still fun to see all the grandkids participate in the nativity, but they especially love Grandpa Rich's game of Left, Right, Center with $50 bills for the winners!  Charlotte was one such lucky winner this year!

After Grandpa Rich's party, we ran to the cabin for a few days while Charlotte was in between basketball.  The twins had fun ice fishing.  They had to share their one and only catch.

On Christmas Eve, Bronson offered to host the sibling sleepover.  He loves having the sleepover in his room, as his room has some of the most floor space.  And he was so excited to show his siblings the light show that he had programmed!  They also exchanged gifts with each other, and that is always such a fun night!

Christmas day in our beautiful home!

More than any present, we love being together and making these beautiful memories!