Our Christmas

Will (on Christmas Eve) looking pretty pleased as he's checking gifts under the tree.

Our tradition for Christmas Eve typically is pretty relaxed and low key.
We attend the children's service at our church,
then come home
and unwrap a few family gifts with our oldest son and his girlfriend.

Milk and cookies are left for Santa...

This year we let Grace and Will stay up a little later than normal
and they slept in until 7:30 am, that was a first!

Santa left some awesome gifts for 2 children that were awfully good this year.  ;)

 

I spent about two hours Christmas morning just watching them enjoy their gifts,
 listening to them talk and laugh,
and play together.
Time that was precious to me.


I hope your Christmas was wonderful!

45/52 - dreaming of...

Can it really be true?
Halloween has come and gone and you know what comes next.
We barely get to celebrate or observe Thanksgiving, which is a little sad to me.

My littles were reminded last week when the above catalog arrived.
If you look closely, there are drawings, arrows pointing and names written of some things that
they'd love for Christmas.
Will even highlighted the coupons in the back for me.

As a child I remember my siblings and I perusing the Sears Wishbook.
The times have changed I suppose...
but maybe not?

I've started my Christmas shopping.

The hard part is finding a good hiding place.
There are little people here that like to look. ;)