::Pictures from each day in December so far::

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, this little doggy under the tree

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me this sweet daughter smiling along with me

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me this amazing walk in downtown Raleigh

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me our merry and bright pink tree💖

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me the apple-peeler-corer-slicer-gadget we used to make apple butter for our biscuits!🍎

(the rhyming has now gone out the window 😜)

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a dinner out at the Cheesecake Fac-tor-y

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me silly boys who joke and tease

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a new love for looking at recipes!

(All I had on my phone for the eighth day of Christmas were 20 shots from Emilie Raffa’s cookbook)

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me lots of lounging in front of the Christmas tree

(snow day!)

On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me another recipe for a great cookie!

(Thanks Mom, it’s our favorite Christmas cookie 20 years running!)

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me more food in the form of a cold cut tree🎄

(We had Skye’s sweet CC tutor over for a Christmas lunch)

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me a button wreath and button tree (craft)

❤️🌿❤️🌿❤️🌿

Only about 24 more days of Christmas left!! Mom, Dad, and Andy are coming in January so we will prolong the celebrations. I hope your December is going well. I know this season can be hard for many. Love and hugs to you from us ❤️