December Recap

Most of our December was spent cuddling on the couch watching Christmas movies. If we weren't doing that, then it was either crafts, reading books, or eating sweets. We didn't do a lot of family stuff at the beginning of the month because there was a lot of sickness going around, so we quarantined ourselves to the house. That was hard because we missed family, but we made it work and mainly just tried to keep Olivia entertained. 

We also took a lot of sunset walks around the neighborhood. Olivia chose to drive. 

We got to see family on Christmas. Woo hoo for Olivia spending the day with all her cousins. <3

On Dannie's birthday we went to Red Robin to enjoy some of our favorite burgers. If you haven't gone yet, you have to! I usually just get the bacon cheeseburger, but it's SO good! Olivia brought along Camille. 

It just blows me away how big she is getting. 

Big smiles with Peyton Rae!

And this is the delicious burger I was talking about from Red Robin. My mouth is watering looking back at this photo. 

Fancy Nancy and her daddy on Christmas morning after breakfast. I love making breakfast with these two on Christmas day. Then again, I love doing that every morning with them. 

Olivia helped me make cookies this year. We had a girls day with the family and made some, but it was a no peanut cookie day. So, Olivia and I made no bake cookies and peanut butter cookies another day. They were delicious and she was such a good helper. 

New Christmas Pj's! Paw Patrol is on a roll! 

We mixed some coloring time and reading! Love The Nutcracker! 

Our yummy cookies! I swear rolling the cookie dough in sugar before baking made a huge difference. It was also my first time making homemade peanut butter cookies. Usually we just do slice and bake. 

Lots of hot chocolate, coffee, and cuddles. Especially, on cold days. 

We did school work from bed a few times also. Whatever helps get it done. We had some pretty rough days, so if I could keep her focused on school work, it didn't matter where we were at. 

I miss our tree already! It was so pretty to look at. 

We took Olivia off-roading to look for bear prints. Didn't see any, but we snapped this cute photo of her. This is Christmas in Florida- sunshine, shorts, and jeep riding. 

We missed the Ocala Christmas parade, so we went to the Dunnellon one. First timers over here! But, it was so much fun. Not too long, which was good and it wasn't too cold out either. 

Some of the crafts we did. 

Another day, another Christmas movie. 

She had finished this entire coloring book within two weeks. Girl loves to color. 

Can't forget out library trips! We usually make our rounds between Dunnellon, Belleview, and Freedom library. We like them all and they all offer a pretty good selection of books. 

Can't forget New Year's! We finished off the month watching the ball drop in New York on tv. Olivia and I were barely awake by midnight, but we made it and "cheersed" our champagne and sparkling juice. Lots to look forward to in 2019!