It's December already?!

Holy cow, this fall flew by! We had a whirlwind Thanksgiving with about a billion family members heading our way to spend the week with us (us meaning my mom, dad, sister, bro, and me). About 20 people in total...and I had everyone under the age of 21 with me. Having them here reminded me of one thing...I am NOT 21 anymore. Or even close. I felt like a grandma, for reals. It was so fun and good to have all of us together, even in the midst of family dysfunction. We all have it right?!

We definitely kicked off the Christmas season with a bang this year. Friday night we headed to Christmastown at Busch Gardens. I love everything about Christmastown and am sad for y'all that don't live near a Busch Gardens to take advantage of this experience! I love that they still say Christmas around there, which is why I'm huge on supporting them! I'm sure most of y'all have seen some of these pics on Instagram, but I've got some more here:)

the carolers 

the pathway up to the Clydesdale barn (uh yea, the same ones you see in the Budweiser commercials)

random singers around the park

these pics don't even do justice to the beautiful lights around the park

mom, me, & Allie in "France"

my precious sister and her little guy

me  & my fav lil munchkin

we visited the North Pole

Santa's workshop

the big Christmas tree in "Germany"

the BEST hot chocolate on the east coast

the Ice tree

And a couple randoms for you:)

Starting to decorate for Christmas!! (still on the hunt for curtain fabric. gah. i hate decorating sometimes)

Hook 'em Horns!

I can't wait for the upcoming weeks of Christmas celebrations and parties! EEEEK! And busting out Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Amy Grant's Christmas music. Oh yea. It's my favorite time of year!