Ugly Christmas Sweaters!

So this year for Christmas Eve Brunch, we were invited to my brother and sister-in-law's house for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party.  Of course Jeff had to go with the totally inappropriate deer humping shirt he found on Amazon.  The kids made their own after a trip to JoAnn's.  They picked out the items they wanted to use and with my in app and paper coupons it only cost me $11 for the both of them-I was pretty proud of myself!  Both had a blast picking out how they wanted to design their shirts and did a great job making it to their specifications.  I had found for my work party a sweater and matching leggings at Kohl's that were totally tacky-I LOVED them!  Not sure if I'll need them for next year but at least I have it in my closet and don't have to worry about last minute shopping for a new sweater.  We seriously just had a blast picking out our shirts, it didn't matter who won or lost (no contest prize was given anyways, so it's all good!).  This Christmas really helped me enjoy the time with the kids this year and I am forever thankful for that.  I seem to stress out so much getting shopping done, presents wrapped, homemade baked goods delivered I sometimes forget to take the time with the kids to have some fun.  This was definitely something that helped me do that.  Thanks for the awesome idea to my brother and his wife for hosting this party!

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