- "Of all the months of the year there is not a month one half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year." -- Charles Dickens
December was fun. BUSY, but fun. Looking towards the holidays, the days off between Christmas and New Years, time with family and friends. Dress up days, celebrations, and time to relax and enjoy. Enjoy the season, the (weirdly warm) weather, friends, family, food, and down time. But of course we had to get through the first 3 weeks of CHAOS (and fun) to get to the more relaxing part at the end of the year! We were able to do that in a true Weaver style! Here are the highlights!
There was basketball. LOTS and LOTS of basketball. LOL. Opal Rayne turned 2. Dress up Days. Work lunches. Work parties. Birthdays, Christmas, and NYE 123123!
Basketball Homecoming / Pep Rally / Assembly / Games
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| Singing One Direction |
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| Mom doing Mom things |
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| JV Game |
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| Varsity Warm Ups |
Fun new and cute pics of the Kansas Crew (Austin and Emma):
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| Opal turned 2 - living her best life! |
MORE BASKETBALL!
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| Bench Mob! |
Dress Up Days, Christmas Shenanigans, New Ornaments, And all that Jazz!
Lara and I took in Bedlam Wrestling in Norman
Bench Mom doing Bench Mob things:
Bench Mom doing Bench Mob things:
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Finn reminiscing about his NICU days:
MORE Basketball:
And OSU Basketball!
LAST DAY ON CAMPUS FOR 2023:
Grandma Mary's 92nd Birthday!
TWISTER CHRISTMAS at our house:
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| All of Mama's Babies in ONE PLACE! 12/22/23 |
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| The girls got Jake Zach Bryan tickets and a T-shirt! |
Time is Fleeting...
Girls (and Evie) at their dad's for Christmas Eve:
Edmond Crew went to LifeChurch for Christmas Eve Candle light service:
And Finn read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" for us when we got home
Christmas Lunch in Edmond with Lara, Nana, Grandpa and Grandma Mary!
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| Jake and his 0.5 skillz! |
THEN! It was Tulsa Time and the Tournament of Champions with Edmond North Huskies!
Jake got some Varsity minutes
And was a great leader for the Bench Mob!
AND! We came away with the CHAMPIONSHIP!
December - so much basketball. I won't ever miss it! We have a lot more of the season ahead of us, but it is going too fast for this Mama's heart! Soaking it all in and having a great time! Next month - we travel to Missouri for the Bass Pro Tournament! But, also so grateful for family time, and a break from work this month. I needed it more than I realized!
All this ton time and travel time allowed for MUCH more reading this month! I loved it so much! I am also almost done with the 8th book!
I have read 58 books in 2023 -my original goal was 30. HERE is a link to my GoodReads "Year in Books" if you are interested (most aren't, I know this...)!
December:
"When We Were Enemies" by Emily Bleeker
"The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose
"Give Me A Sign" by Anna Sortino
"The Holiday Swap" by Maggie Knox
"Flawless" by Elsie Silver
"He Should Have Told The Bees" by Amanda Cox (Book Club Choice)