We made so many fun memories in December, that it seems a shame not to share them with you!  So…humor me a bit while I do a couple of “back posts” for ya!  :o)

We had fun decorating our little duplex - more because Siena took such delight in all of the lights and ornaments!  She really brought so much joy to the season for us.  She got so into decorating the tree, that she even took the necklaces out of her dress-up box and started hanging them on the tree too!

You can’t have Christmas without the smell of freshly baked cookies!  We got a little exuberant and baked too many, but it was fun all the same.  Our little Christmas girl had to get in on the action!

I’ve never associated fireworks with Christmas, but Kansas City is all about their fireworks at this time of year!  It was such an awesome experience - a new favorite tradition for sure!  We went to a great fireworks display at Longview Lake and then drove through an amazing Christmas light display.  Kansas City is famous for “The Plaza” - an outdoor shopping district with it’s beautiful architecture designed after buildings in Spain.  Ryan’s office building is right off The Plaza.  Each year, they light up the buildings with thousands of Christmas lights and we enjoyed watching the lighting ceremony, with fireworks at the end.

A local park/arboretum also had a  luminary/light display with carolers singing around a giant bonfire.  It was cold, but another fun Kansas City Christmas memory!