Decorating the Marina House

One of the few Nichols family "traditions" is to head down to Marina Boulevard in December to help Ryan's dad, Michael, get the house spruced up for Christmas. We string up lights outside the house, set up the glowing snowman and drummer boys, take turns selecting ornaments and putting them on the tree, hang up each family member's stockings, listen to Christmas music, drink eggnog, and eat a tasty meal together. This year, we added Lilah and two rambunctious boys to the mix. A few broken ornaments aside, the energy of the kids helped to make it really feel like Christmas.

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