It's the most wonderful (busy) time of the year!

Well, Thanksgiving came and went in a big blur and now we are in the thick of the Christmas hustle and bustle. Whew! I am exhausted just thinking about the past several weeks. For Thanksgiving the entire Slagel clan headed down to my parents' house in Atlanta. Alison and I ran the Thanksgiving half marathon (our fifth time doing it!) and then Alison and Brian hosted everyone for a big turkey dinner. What a crew! I had so much fun and Ben and I really enjoyed that we were both able to celebrate with both our families......and we had Greg, Donna, Alicia, Kriya, Beau and Beau's parents on hand to celebrate as well. The more, the merrier! Now onto Christmas......Alison and I kicked off the season by taking Hayes and Emery to visit the Santa Claus at Phipps Plaza. He's legendary. Hayes and Emmy were completely unphased by Santa and we had a blast wheeling them around all the super fancy shops in their prams.

Brian joined us on his lunch break and Mom, Dad and Nanny were also on hand to witness the Santa experience. Such a fun afternoon. The shopping in Greenville just can't compete with Phipps!