Well, we really kicked off the holidays this weekend! We have a HUGE stack of boxes all ready to ship piled high in our kitchen, a Christmas tree wafting scents of pine throughout our living room, cranberries strung on the tree, and one great holiday party under our belts. I love this time of year!
The boys had such a great time picking out a tree on Friday night… and Emil enjoyed having his papa within a climb’s reach while he adjusted the Christmas tree! Hey, there’s never a bad time to play “horsie!”
On Saturday we braved some stores to finish up our Christmas shopping, then got all dressed up to attend a wonderful low-key party at the house of our new friends, Elisha and JJ. The boys had a few holiday-inspired moments of brotherly love. This has been happening a lot around here! It’s so sweet to see how much they love each other and I certainly hope it lasts.
Elisha and JJ really outdid themselves. The food was amazing, the atmosphere cozy, and the company lively and genuine. The best kind of people to meet, and I really hope to see more of them soon. I have found as an adult (and more so as a mother), it is really easy for me to meet people, but much harder to meet people who I feel a genuine connection to and whose kids I just adore and who are in similar places in their lives… or just people who I really admire and think are awesome and amazing. They are definitely some of those people. We had a fantastic time, and our boys did too!
We were talking about the uvula here (I have no idea)… hence the pointing to the mouth. Elisha is the one holding the glass of wine– she’s one gorgeous mama, right?!
This week is going to be jam-packed, but in a good way! Plus, I can’t wait to send out all of those packages and deliver freshly-baked chocolate chip pumpkin bread to some of our friends around St. Louis! I think I will be spending a lot of time in the post office over the next few days!
I love your gray sweater and white shirt combo. So cute.
I totally agree about making friends as an adult… it isn’t often you find those who are in a similar place in their lives AND you have a genuine connection to… one of the reasons I think I am struggling so much here in Boston! I miss those ‘easy’ relationships of my long-time friends back home.
Great photos!
Fun weekend! You are brave bringing your camera to a party, I’m so chicken with stuff like that. You guys are so on the ball with those presents too, I’m crossing my fingers for elves or a miracle 🙂
Making friends. Argh. Jason makes fun of me because I want to hand out “I’m a mama, you look cute & nice. Can we be friends?” business cards. It’s so hard to find the perfect combination of children compatibility/parent compatibility/lifestyle compatibility. But, this low-key holiday party sounds just delightful.
And that record player? Is it a vintage toy?
The business card idea sounds great!!! I am so lucky that our kids get along so well and that I really do feel a connection with Lauren (who is such a stylish mama and genuine)! There was really no better way to start off our holiday season than to have good company over!!
I totally agree, that the older you get the harder it is to make solid friends – glad you have though, looks like the party was a lot of fun!
I can relate so much to the desire to make cool mama friends. Sometimes it seems like nothing clicks with the people you meet but then every once in a while – viola! It’s the best. I’m glad you all had fun. And the boys in bow ties?…..my fave.
xo
cortnie
Ha! Oliver looks like he’s about to do a ring-and-run in the doorbell picture.
So glad to hear that you’ve found some cool new pals! It’s always so nice to meet people you can have a great connection with *and* your kids get along!
your boy & his bowtie & overcoat are too much. Too much!!