Friday, December 26, 2014

Christmas in Our Home.


Christmas started E A R L Y in our house Christmas day.  Like, 4:00am early.  Admittedly, we may have allowed Gabriel to watch too many Christmas movies which built up his expectations and excitement to the point he could hardly sleep the night before and had hives both in the days leading up until Christmas and after.  Rookie mistake.  Christmas Eve, he took HOURS getting to sleep.  He kept popping out of the teepee in our room.  "Just one more present" he said sheepishly.  Our little boy is nothing if not intense.

But he sure was appreciative!  Christmas morning, he was excited over every little detail, handing out cinnamon buns to family, opening small presents and exclaiming excitedly over socks, and mittens and Christmas cards.  He really is our great source of entertainment.  Maggie, although a little unaware of what was going on, seemed to enjoy Christmas too, particularly some of the simple things like candy canes.  But also the dolls and doll accessories.  I never was a girly girl, but Maggie sure loves these things!


 A first nativity set for the littles. 


My beautiful sister, the amazing Auntie Angela and her "mini-me."
   

Our annual Christmas ornament tradition, bought in Newfoundland on our trip to ChouChou and Fizey's wedding. 


 Emma and Marc, looking gorgeous!


We had some dinosaurs join us for dinner.


First taste of Christmas Dinner.  She LOVED it and ate and ate and ate.


 Chocolate Pecan Pie!!!  There really is NOTHING better than this.  Fizey agrees.


Christmas really is so much more fun and entertaining with the littles in our lives.  It definitely is more active and chaotic and full of early mornings.  But, there is always paper flying and cries of delight and new traditions being made each year. 

Merry Christmas from one crazy, chaotic, sleep-deprived house running purely on adrenaline to yours!! Hope it was a good one!

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