Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Holly Jolly

Yea for Mommy! She (by the hair of her chinny chin chin!) snuck in the holiday blog before it turned 2015! Our holiday season started pretty much the moment we finished eating our turkey. There was a lot to squeeze in, you see! 
Ready, set, go!! 



The official tree lighting at the Paddock Shops (we're feeling festive already!)

How many Hobens does it take to put up Christmas decorations?



Carful o' kiddos off to the underground light show!

 Mommy's favorite lights in the show



Quite possibly the most joyful part of the season, Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake time at Chick-fil-a
(You've heard of doublefisting? We call this doublestrawing....)

Indoor snowballs from Auntie Pea!


Tree hunters


Trimming the Big Gal

The angel putting on the angel


They pretty much didn't stop staring at this tree all month long (and taking ornaments off if your name is Liam)

Writing the uber important letters to Santa!



Waiting in line for a sleighride with Santa isn't so bad when you get to hang out with elves 


Sleighride with the Clauses (Liam was a little too starstruck to smile)


Free holiday themed face painting!


 Christmas crafting


Who needs presents under the tree when you have empty BOXES!??!

Letters to the Big Guy officially mailed!


Christmas movies galore

We did TONS of cookie baking... I mean TONS

Some of us were more concerned with the sprinkles than the cookie baking/decorating

Even Daddy got to help out with a batch or two this year! ("Here ya go, Daddy, you need more sprinkles!!")

Isn't it funny that one person is always hard at work mixing, baking, decorating, and the other seems to always be shoveling decorations in his face?



The whole mini Hoben gang happy to be in on the Christmas cookie baking action....except for Liam, who is clearly saying "WHERE ARE THE FRIGGIN SPRINKLES LADY??"


The No Pants Cookie Dance


Pumped for gingerbread house assembly


Team Gingerbread House, Phase 2


Chief Icing Taster

The Village


Good thing I got that pic of the completed village when I did, 'cause then I caught these stinkers (and Fluttershy the Pony) trying to eat candy decorations off the poor thing the next day

Putting cookies and milk out for Santa and carrots for the reindeer

(Quality Control Expert, Liam Hoben)


Whew, he can get in now!

The annual Night Before Christmas reading

It's always hard to decide which gifts are the favorites because they just love everything so much, but here are just one of each amid the Christmas morning chaos.





The traditional Hoben Christmas Casserole



Liam was all gussied up in a supercute Christmas suit for Christmas dinner, but not too gussied up to try and muck up Aunt Mary's fancy Christmas decorations


Again, boxes....

Dear Santa, thank you for the bath crayons.... I think??

Again, thank you for the M&M dispensers?? (I'm starting to wonder about this Santa character)

Capping off the season with a shopping spree at Toys R Us from Auntie E. Pretty lucky babes!




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