Although it wasn’t planned we ended up heading to New Jersey a few days early which meant we would be there for all of my favorite Christmas Eve and Christmas Day traditions. We did some last minute shopping, decorated the tree, read stories, wrapped gifts, and ate all of our traditional favorites with lots of cookies in between.

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We carved out time while home to meet up with one of my closest friends at Hershey. It was a little chilly but it didn’t stop us from having a blast. The kids absolutely love the rides and of course the sweet snacks!

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There was also a lot of down time which the kiddos desperately needed. They enjoyed wagon rides around the orchard, hot coco, and playing with all of their new toys.

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Rob and I were able to spend the New Year’s weekend at the beach with friends AND had a date night out.

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Our local Chick-fil-A saw us several times over the course of our stay getting our nugget, milkshake, and playground fix in.

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And the best part…? It actually snowed!!!

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