So this year we spent our first Christmas at our own house! I was a little wistful wishing that we were home at my parents since that's where EVERYONE else was...but if we wanted to spend Christmas with Steve we were going to do it solo in Ohio!
It was WONDERFUL! we had so much fun getting all the Christmas PJs on (thanks mom) and sitting around reading all our Christmas stories! Then we tucked all the kids into bed (at like 7:30 which is a lot earlier than it would have been with all their cousins around) and got to tie up the loose ends and RELAX! We watched a movie and went to be relatively early! The morning though was the Best! Thank heavens for a husband who is a morning person...he was up and intercepting the children by the time I was sitting up! We had everything prepped the night before so I wasn't concerned with getting up early!
We got to come down and enjoy all of the kids as they opened their stockings and presents...we could take breaks to put stuff together or just play then start up again when we wanted to! We also got to start a new tradition of reading the letter from Santa reminding us about the true meaning of Christmas and telling us about all the symbols of Christmas and how they relate to Christ and His life!! We did this before we opened the stocking presents so it set a great tone! We stayed in our PJs ALL day!! It was actually Wonderful it didn't feel lazy it felt comfy! We had an invite to go to dinner at a friends but decided to stay home because really we just didn't want to get dressed!!
IN SHORT...it will be hard to do Christmas away from home again!
Some of our Holiday Highlights!
Choosing the "perfect" tree & Decorating it: our FHE activity for 12/01
our "tree hunters"
I got out all our lights and found most of them not working so i got new ones and found these DARLING snowflake lights...I LOVE THEM
Sick kids (what's a holiday without sick kids right?): 12/5 Gordon and Ellie just had colds but otter had double ear infections...yeah!!
our doctor's office always has a big double cupboard empty for kids to play in...a big attraction at the office...of course they don't count on having 3 kids try to get in at once...
Christmas shopping: Toy 'R Us 12/8
Gordon "needed" this huge "football fort" he even demonstrated it's potential! Now you see him...now you don't!
Maybe we do need this!!
My Birthday--wow I'm getting old folks!
This is a great no make-up, just worked out, "raw" as Erika puts it pictures...
This is me in all my 27 yr old glory!
Ward Christmas Party (Santa Included!!): 12/17
Gordon and his friend Hayden love each other and they almost always end up on the ground upon greeting each other!
Christmas Eve Nativity: 12/24
Starring: Sadie as Mary, Oscar as Joseph, Gordon as the Head "King", Ellie as one of the "kings", Steve as a king & Shepherd, Crispen as a shepherd, Wendy as the Inn Keeper, and Leah as the Angel!
Christmas Morning:
Helping Daddy put together some toys! And wearing their new ninja sweatshirts--hilarious and they LOVE THEM!
4 comments:
yay for the update! good thing it hasn't been over a month or anythingggg :)
leah! wow looks who's blogging again! :) love it, love all the updates of your cute little family. porter wants to play "with those brudders again" he loved when gordon and oscar were here. so come back. and i'm such a failure in remembering birthday's so here's a couple months late happy happy birthday wish!! love you girl
LOVE the post LOVE IT!
Looove Christmas at home, Kids make it so fun. Your kids are so cute and getting so big.
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