Bucci Christmas Party

I've said it many times before, but it's worth saying again (and again and again). Nick and I are very lucky to have a great group of friends that we think of like family. This past weekend we went to our friend Matt & Deanna's that host an annual Christmas party and to say we had a blast would be an understatement. Our group is fun, fabulous, and knows how to party :) We did an As Seen On TV Yankee Swap and it was hilarious, as always. Their holiday party is one of our favorite traditions!

Matt and Deanna, our wonderful hosts!

The girls!

What happens when I say "make a dumb face everyone!"

More goofballs...

The guys!

Annual Cousin's Party

A few weekends ago we hosted the Annual Cousin's Party. We started doing it last year and it's a tradition we hope to continue for many years to come. Unfortunately some of the family couldn't make it this year, but we still had a great time. We decorated the house right after Thanksgiving, so we were ready to go with the holiday festivities. We keep it really low key and I think everyone had a good time :)

Thanksgiving Weekend

The night before Thanksgiving we started a new tradition last year where we all get together and make pies- we had a great time- even when the power went out and we had to cook (and dance) by candlelight.

We had a wonderful and quiet Thanksgiving which we hosted with just Nick's parents, Alexis and Rich, and Aaron and Morgan joined us later in the evening. I had a great outfit picked out for Nicholas, but someone was NOT a fan of the vest.

I got him to agree to a few pictures but I let him take it off after that (the "family" photo is my favorite, haha)

We had WAY too much food but everything was delicious and it was a great laid back evening- the way the holiday should be :)

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went to our friend Mark and Sarah's house who had an awesome "Friendsgiving" - tons of food, delicious Apple Crisp, and great company. It was a wonderful grown up night out:)