This week we hosted the third annual gingerbread party for a few of our friends. Just for kicks, I went back to the first year photos. We were a smaller group back then as the babies at the time weren't in the photo and we have since added new babies to our group.
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| Gingerbread Party 2010 |
This week we hosted the third annual gingerbread party for a few of our friends. Just for kicks, I went back to the first year photos. We were a smaller group back then as the babies at the time weren't in the photo and we have since added new babies to our group.
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| 2 years later, 9 kids, 2 babies |
Our annual Gingerbread Party is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. This years party was a huge success with our most amount of kids yet. The children ranged in age from 6 years to 9 months, and each child seemed to enjoy themselves. Despite the additional children, this years party was almost the easiest with the bigger kids running off to play with each other and using their own creativity to decorate their houses, rather than relying on the mommies.
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| Lunch Time |
It seems like just yesterday I was shopping with a few friends just after Christmas, snagging those cute gingerbread shirts the girls are wearing below. We bought bigger sizes, knowing the kids had a year of growing before they would use them. Maya was just a growing baby in my belly, kicking with excitement as we shopped. Since then, I've blinked and now have a 9-month old, almost 4 year old and the third annual gingerbread party has come to a close.
I am incredibly blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life.
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| Group Photo |
And, of course I want to give a big shout out of thanks to my mom, Nana. Nana started this tradition with her own first grade classroom when I was just a child, always reserving time and energy at the end of the school day to do more houses with my brother and I. Since beginning my own tradition, my mom has been by my side helping make icing, assisting the kids, and playing with all 11 kids to give us mommies a little bit of downtime. Mom, you are awesome! Thanks for helping make this tradition a success!
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| Nana and some little friends :) |
Our annual Gingerbread Party is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. This years party was a huge success with our most amount of kids yet. The children ranged in age from 6 years to 9 months, and each child seemed to enjoy themselves. Despite the additional children, this years party was almost the easiest with the bigger kids running off to play with each other and using their own creativity to decorate their houses, rather than relying on the mommies. 
Thanks to Nana and Ashley for hosting such a wonderful party. It is a tradition we will continue to look forward to ;)
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