Wow, it's like my body instictually knows it is now the year in which it turns 30 (and therefore:
old) because all the sudden 9 o'clock hits and I'm in a dream world, just dying to climb into bed! and this is my new excuse for becoming a negligent blogger.
But seriously, folks... Christmas was wonderful! I tried really hard this year to have a good balance of checking off the "things that make it Christmas" list as well as the ever elusive "slow down and enjoy the reason for the season" thing. I have to say it made for quite a wonderful time!
Here are the pictures, with captions and probably more of my ramblings interspersed:
made gingerbread houses (graham cracker houses) and used all the candy we had on hand instead of the traditional stuff. nobody complained.
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| Layla looked like this the whole time. "CANDY!!! TWEATS!! AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!" |
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| Spencer's (above), Campbell's (below) |
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| Cadence's, above. I love how it looks like a stable. |
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| The Angel and Mary with Baby Jesus, waiting to begin our traditional "Shepherd's Dinner" on Christmas Eve. |
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| One present before bed, Pajamas from Mamaw and Gramps. |
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| You know you did something right when the presents they are hooked on enough to ignore all the pretty wrappings cost you 4 dollars. (our oooold laptop and a "grocery store" we got a a garage sale). |
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| traditional Christmas morning breakfast: pannettone, hot chocolate, and eggs. |
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| SANTA CAME!! |
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| How did Santa know that watch is just what I wanted?!? I guess he got the link I sent him. |
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| Santa spent a good amount of time in the dark, cold middle of the night setting up this huge tent from Mamaw and Gramps. |
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| just thought this was adorable. Enjoying the beautiful, spring-y Christmas day together. |
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| Had lunch with the Flemings and the Hanbergs and the missionaries, followed by the cutest little nativity reenactment you've ever seen. during rehearsals, Mary and Joseph (Cadence and Gavin) were seen travelling by donkey (Gavin's new bike) to Bethlehem. |
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| I always get really homesick on Christmas, so to battle that, I typically invite as many people over as I can. This was our spread. I have to say it was pretty awesome food. So fun to spend Christmas evening with my adorable family and some really beloved friends. |
I decided to do New Year's Eve separately because I have too many pictures, and blogger takes about a year to download them. So that will be next.
1 comment:
Yeah, the internet has made Santa's job SO much easier! Thank goodness for links, online shopping, and email. And watches that are just what you wanted.
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