Christmas at our house

Kids wake up early to open Christmas presents, right? But 4:15 am is just way too early!! Our three boys were up too early and and needed much coaxing to go back to sleep! They did eventually fell back asleep and then were up for the day by 6:30! They were so excited this year! It was contagious!

Every year we open presents at our house and then rush to different houses to celebrate with our extended family. This year we did not celebrate with my family on Christmas Eve as we normally do and we won't be celebrating with AW's family until a much later date, so it was just our family doing our own thing! We actually had the whole day together to spend as a family! It was wonderful! AW looked at me around lunchtime and said, "I think we make this our new tradition and just stay home for Christmas!" I like that idea! Me, AW, and our three boys--it doesn't get any better than that!

I cooked my first Christmas dinner (crazy that we've celebrated 10 Christmases together and this is the first dinner that I have had to cook at our house!)! And it was yummy! Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, fresh bread, and dessert!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I hope that whatever your day was like, it was wonderful and you took some time to celebrate the real meaning of today. Jesus is the reason for the season!!