Happy Monday! Still not done with the calendars, but figured I’d check in once this week before putting my nose back to the proverbial grindstone. Unbeknownst to us, our weekend actually started Wednesday night. More on that in a minute, though. Let’s kick things off with a festive Penelope picture. Because, why not?! Monday evening […]

And the gifts just keep on coming! We had Christmas parts two and three on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Sarah, Brian, Tommy, Eleanor, and Rita came over for the day on Monday. We had an appetizer lunch, opened gifts, and the kids played so nicely for seven hours straight! Multiple Christmases got the […]

All 10 days of it! . . . or so it seems. We decided to spread things out a bit this year and gave the girls a gift or two each day leading up to Christmas. Family who we weren’t seeing sent gifts, we had our gifts for them, and then Santa gifts . . […]

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! Even though our Christmas will be more low key this year, we are savoring every moment of it. From our house to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here’s a look back at the Kissel Family Christmas card throughout the years. 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016: I didn’t have […]

Happy Monday! It doesn’t seem like a Monday to me as we cruise right into the first full week of Christmas vacation. We had a very festive weekend around here. It started with the girls’ Christmas parties at school and ended with gingerbread houses with Oma and Papa. Emily was so excited for her preschool […]