the me and mine project {december}

Rich is loving

* our fake Christmas weekend when all the snow came.

* the 20 week scan. 

* frantic christmas morning unwrapping.

* Quinny's rapidly expanding vocabulary.

* ten days off with the family.

Lucy is loving

* the magic of Christmas morning together. 

* seeing the children playing in the snow. 

* the Fromagemas cheeseburger from Byron. 

* the Red Velvet Cupcake candle from Bath and Body Works.

* seeing our little bubba at our 20 week scan.

Dylan is loving

* reading Harry Potter with Mummy. 

* playing Super Mario Odyssey with Daddy. 

* building a snow man. 

* talking about his new baby sibling. 

* singing Christmas songs. 

Everly is loving

* all her new Christmas lego.

* her sparkly party outfit.

* performing in the school nativity. 

* getting to eat lots of roast dinners this month. 

* reading her school books.

Quinn is loving

* breadsticks (or "dead dicks" as she calls them!)

* ripping open Christmas presents.

* doing whatever her big sister does.

* taking decorations off the tree. 

* her advent calendar. 

Well December... where did you fly off to? And 2017 for that matter. It seems crazy to me that we're bringing another year to a close and about to welcome in 2018.

December has flown by in a flurry of snow and festive build up and Christmas magic and just all the twinkle and excitement of the season. We've all had a truly magical Christmas together, and I'm sad that it all has to be over so soon. 

And what a truly amazing year it's been for us too. 

We started 2017 in our teeny flat, on the cusp of the big house move. It was a stressful time, but we survived and its been completely worth it to starting putting down our roots in a proper home. We took the kids on their first plane ride and we had a fantastic trip to Dubai (something we can't wait to repeat in 2018!!!) Rich met his childhood idol. Lucy has been playing interior designer. Dylan lost his front teeth. Everly started at big school. Quinn has blossomed from a baby into a proper little girl. And we've rounded off the year with the news that we'll be adding the fourth and final kiddo to our family in the Spring.

What a year it has been...

2017 has been a pretty special year for us and 2018 has some big boots to fill... but something tells me that it might just do it.

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