Our Christmas

This Christmas season was a ton of fun. While my 5+ lists of things To Do, things to make, and things to go buy kept me extremely busy I was able to enjoy most of it and made tons of memories with our kids.

The boys were SO MUCH fun this Christmas. Especially our little observant Andrew. He noticed ever Christmas decoration and any little change we made to the house and always had a very enthusiastic pleasant response. "Oh wow. It's beautiful! I like it." They both loved helping Daddy put up the "heavy" Christmas tree and decorating it. Brad does such a great job at finding ways for them to help and is patient with them as it always make the task take twice as long. Although he did struggle with them decorating the tree since they put all the ornaments on the same 4 branches. They didn't exactly inherit their fathers need for symmetry. The boys also enjoyed painting ornaments, decorating a gingerbread choo-choo train, looking a Christmas lights, and tons of other traditions.

This is the third year in a row I tortured my kids with pictures with Santa. I have no idea why this is always on my must do list. Maybe next year I will figure it out, or give it up. We'll see.


Our Christmas day went a little like this...

Kayla joined us in bed and played peek-a-boo with Daddy. She is so cute.

Once the boys woke up they joined us in bed and we opened stockings. This is definitely going to be a new tradition. Well, as long as they are young enough to jump into bed with us.

The rest of the morning was spent playing with our stockings and relaxing until the family came over. Christmas afternoon we enjoyed reading the Christmas Story and opening presents.

I love this age because they are so excited for each gift that they immediately want to play with it, and forget all about the rest of the gifts they have to open. I dread the day they fly through gifts without saying thank you or stopping to play with them.

"Oh Wow!" was the response for just about every gift.

Kayla's first Christmas was spent playing with the boxes and climbing all over everything.

She loved her music table and couldn't wait to get it out of the box.

Well, at least we all are smiling, even though Andrew looks like an outcast.

I have always loved Christmas. Celebrating it now as a mom means twice as much craziness but it also means twice as much fun. We both enjoy watching our children discover new things and get excited about everything. This year the boys started to learn Christmas carols, and hear about baby Jesus. I am excited for next year when they are able to comprehend even more of the Christmas story and the meaning behind this season of Celebration.