Loving: The Unbalanced Chronicles: 12 Days of Christmas

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

My True Love Sent to Meeeeeee: 🎵🎵🎵

Twelve Piles of Messes

Today is clean up day but boy did we enjoy the messes while we could!

Christmas 2022 brought many blessings, memories, and laughter.

Eleven Pipers Piping

It isn't Christmas without music, and we enjoyed our cousin T's musical performance with her high school band. She played the flute beautifully. They all sounded great!

Ten Nuts a' Posing

Christmas stress. We finally lost it. 🤣

(there are 11 in the picture but I'm not counting me of course. 👅 )

Nine Dancers Dancing

One of the special events was attending the Nutcracker Ballet with our friends.

Good laughter, great performance, and wonderful food.

The whole experience was the best.

Connor with my brothers from another mother.

"Nuts at the Nutcracker"

With Carlee taking dance this year, we really enjoyed the music and performances.

This was Connor and Carlee's first time watching.

I was really proud of Connor because his high school was playing in the state championships the same day,

and he missed it because we had tickets (but I think he had a great time).

Mrs. E. made sure to patiently explain all the things to Carlee.

FUN Times Always with this one

Eight Treats a Baking

We tried our hand at tons of baking!

Carlee is the baker in our family,

and....

now I can try out cooking on my NEW air fryer!

Seven Turns a Spinning

Connor's favorite (out of all his cool things)-

this 10.00 Wonderball. lol.

This thing is amazing.

Six Cries a Calling

Santa brought a very special gift.

A handcrafted doll from the "Heart of Gold" collection.

Carlee named her Abigail, Abbi for short.

Abbi has a real cry (but lucky for Carlee a button that can be switched off).

Abbi is a beautiful doll.

Five Maggieeeeeeeee TOYS

Mags had a great Christmas!

Sweet Mags

Four Calling Doors

Holiday doors, school parties, and a devotional countdown made Christmas this year.
Christmas is the best when you work with children.

Three Elf Gems

Typically one of the kids get on Darren's shoulders to place the star on the tree.
This year, Darren said Connor is young, taller, and stronger.
It was a hoot putting strong little Carlee on Connor's shoulders!

I know our tree star is as tacky as get out...
but we can't let it go.
I thought this year's tree was the prettiest.
⭐

Two Girls We Love 🎶

These cousins have had a very adventurous Christmas between dance parties, Chick Fil A, and the Polar Express...