Therefore we made a point to clean a little everyday, prepare food ahead of time, spend lots of time with Nolan enjoying the day and actually get through the day without picking on each other. It worked! We had everything done, got a decent amount of sleep and were able to host our guests with a real smile and not an exhausted faux smile! I was so proud of us! You can read more about the decor and other details here at my Spot On Events blog, but this post is all about family!
Nolan enjoyed himself too. We watched the parade together in the morning, he helped me set the table and he took his regular nap so he was in a great mood by the time family arrived.
He put on quite the show, dancing, running around like a wild man, squealing and giggling, and making a mess at dinner. He's quite the performer now and the family was eating it up, which just encouraged him even more. I really hope he keeps this silly, outgoing personality of his. He makes me and everyone around him laugh constantly! Here he is after dinner, complete with sweet potato hair and stained shirt. So handsome!
We had such a nice time this year. It was honestly the easiest most relaxing family dinner we've ever had and it didn't hurt that the food was all super yummy too! Everyone had plenty to eat...
Please note that this picture of Cortez was taken this morning when I was cleaning up and not anytime before or during dinner. I just had to take a picture before I pushed him off the table.
1 comment:
Oh my god. That photo of Nolan is going to go on his online dating profile when he's 28.
(They do that, you know, with the baby pictures.)
I probably should have kept that to myself. :)
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