hanta clause came to town early.

we celebrated w/ my dad's side of the family this past saturday...& yes as oliver would put it... "hanta" showed up as well. i enjoyed the early festivities...kind of prolongs the holiday a little more =) but...really found out that it's hard to be a preggo during such times. no wine. no follow up with baileys on the rocks. no 'tis the season, i'll have another, why not!? haha =) despite my lack in indulging in beverages, it was so much fun to get together with everyone! especially watching our little oliver & stella bounce around all hopped up on sugar & good times!

our first round of snow has since disappeared...

it's not gonna be a white christmas at this rate...& that's okay with me!

giving jared a big ole hug!

the guys piecing together toys...their job for the next how many years to come =)

the gift that keeps on giving...jelly of the month club!

fabulous anthro coffee cups

and james showing off his "forever lazy"

room for stella in there!

oliver sharing his sucker with james...courtesy of lucas

and this is our attempt at a family photo...wow!

and then the dance party began...

via stella's request for damon dotson...

it was a good night =)

eric teaching the kiddos the 'hanny dance'

and then it was time for "sleigh rides"...

they hooked up their trusty reindeer to tow them around

sugar high + non-stop running around for hours + christmas jammies = crashing soon!

...and then the dance party was revisited...this time in their christmas jams

...the next morning =)

love you hanson family! xoxo