Christmas

We had a nice Christmas with ourselves this year. Ryan's office was only closed Christmas Day and he didn't want to take days off since he's new, so we decided to stay in town. Rebecca and Brandon came for Christmas Eve dinner and then for breakfast Christmas morning. It worked out perfectly because Santa doesn't wrap presents at our house. The girls could get up and play with their Santa gifts until they came, we ate breakfast, and then all sat down to unwrap presents together. Poor June had been really crabby the afternoon and evening of Christmas Eve. She kept crying during the night and when I went in there she had become really congested. She would calm down and go back to sleep if I laid on the floor with my hand through the crib. After a few minutes of steady breathing, I would creep back to my room for a few more hours until she woke up again.

She mustered enough energy to be thrilled about her new pink car - she made a beeline for it and immediate began turning the wheel and trying to drive - but after that she needed an early nap. We put her down right as we were eating breakfast, which was a Christmas present to me because then I could enjoy the meal and opening presents without having a sick, whiney baby to hold.

Lincoln logs. It's just a starter set and she needs a grownup's help but I was glad to bring this toy into our home.

The lesson of this Christmas might be that if one child get a riding thingy, then the other child should get a riding thingy. Many tears and arguments were avoided. Willa lusted a little after the Crazy Coupe, but was very easily redirected to get on her wiggle bike.

Aunt Shannon's tea set has been a big hit. Willa adamantly wanted a Sofia dress (which she immediately changed into). It was a harder sell to tell her that the purple Rapunzel shoes would match the dress and that Santa couldn't find purple Sofia shoes.

The girls had adorable red silky jammies for Christmas Eve. Willa didn't want to put hers on at first, but then she saw it came with a matching cape (robe). Then, she was so embarrassed about how much she liked it that she wouldn't look at anyone the rest of the evening. You can see June is starting to lose it. Not the greatest picture of all four of us, but at least we're all in it.

It was a nice Christmas and nice to be together. It's the first time we've ever had a budget to buy a few more gifts which was nice and strange. The girls got so spoiled by grandparents and aunts and uncles that we hardly needed to get them anything from us. Christmas afternoon we headed to Brandon's parents' house in Henderson for dinner. It was great to be with the Kembles and the food was delicious. A very, merry Christmas!