I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like this...December needs to be twice as long. It's so busy you hardly get to enjoy the holiday season. The week of Christmas is so hectic that you look back and have to catch your breath afterwards. Despite the business of it all, our family had a wonderful Christmas with lots of fun surprises.
What else should we do on a cold, rainy morning but dress up in our Christmas clothes, listen to carols and wrap presents? My favorite kind of day!
Since our family traveled to Auburn for Christmas this year, we had to have our own "family" Christmas a few days early. Mason loved seeing the presents downstairs for him to open...
The first stop in Auburn was to Kyle's family's house. He was showered with gifts and tons of love to go around.
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| Just in case we wanted to see his belly |
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| cuddle time is my favorite... never gets old |
Next we headed to my parents house, where we (meaning the boys and my sister) stayed up until 2am putting cars together. I guess this is what our future Christmas Eve's hold (as long as we buy toys that have to be assembled.. which are, of course, the best ones!)
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| Mason's first "big boy" toy from Santa |
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| What the kids woke up to Christmas morning |
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| a special note for Mason... |
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| and a family reunion wouldn't be the same without an attempt at a cousin picture. I think we are headed in the right direction here... at least they are all sitting down |
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I know we feel blessed and thankful for all the material "stuff" we received, but we could never be more grateful for the best gift of all.. Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas all!
