Our Christmas (and all events leading up to it and after it) was a whirlwind. On Christmas Eve day (and pretty much everyday), Sally decided to redecorate the tree.
Later we started the evening with a 4 pm church service. It was kid friendly and the children preformed the Christmas story. I hope Sally can be in it next year. She would make a pretty cute little lamb. After that we went to my Aunt's house for our annual tradition of appetizers and Dirty Santa. Sally had a blast and especially loved riding around in the wagon.
We got home way too late (after 10 pm!!). Sally was way too tired and was so ready for bed! It was then that I realized we didn't get a family picture or a pajama picture or put out cookies for Santa....eeeekk!! I managed to get a picture of Sally in front of the tree in her pajamas and then we took turns taking pictures of her with us. I'm still a little bummed we didnt get one of all three of us...oh well. As far as the cookies go, we skipped it all together. We will have to do it next year for sure.
Joe read her the Night Before Christmas (our tradition) and the she was OUT!
Joe and I had so much fun playing Santa and setting all of her stuff out. Joe finished her cute kitchen just in time and I LOVE the way it turned out!
I also filled up her stocking. I LOVE stockings!
Sally slept until about 8 am on Christmas morning. I was so excited to see her face when she walked in and saw all of her new things. I can imagine it only gets more fun each year! She was a little overwhelmed at first. Granted she had just woken up and now there were 5 adults staring at her...poor thing!
She LOVED her kitchen, her new table, and her grocery cart/groceries. I'm pretty sure she was overwhelmed and didn't know what to play with first.
Joe helped Hank get into his stocking.
I loved my gifts from Joe. He built me a ribbon organizer for my craft room and got me new pajamas, red flats, a scarf, a bluetooth speaker, earrings and a new purse!
Sally just kept opening gifts and then wanting to take EVERYTHING out of the box.
After opening gifts at home, we went over to my dads for breakfast and more gifts. Sally got a ride on Minnie car and thought it was the coolest thing ever!
After that we had to rush home. I had a turkey breast to cook, a pie to make, etc. We hosted Christmas Day dinner at our house for about 30 people. It was a great success but I managed to not take any pictures. I guess I was a little busy playing hostess....
All in all Christmas was a success!! I can't wait to do it all again next year!
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