Christmas Festivities

Well we had a really awesome Christmas this year.  I don't know if it was because we got to have our first Christmas in our new house or because it wasn't as cold as usual. I don't know but it was great but busy. As you guys know we did the 25 days of Christmas experiences for our son. That turned out really great and kept us remembering to spend good quality time together and not getting to busy in the holiday season that you forget what its all about.

Besides that the actual holidays were really busy but fun. Christmas Eve we went to my mothers house to celebrate with my moms extended family, and then after that we went to my husbands mothers house to celebrate with that part of the family and his siblings. It was a crazy and long Christmas Eve.

After we got home we of course put out cookies for Santa and carrots for all of his reindeer :) Then B gets to open one gift on Christmas Eve, new jammies!! We then got to cuddle up and read Twas The Night Before Christmas before we headed off to bed. He loved the book and his new pajamas.

Santa wrote B a letter back!

B with his "Night Before Christmas" book and wearing his new Jammies

Well the night flew by and before you knew it we were up and B caught glimpse of the Christmas tree that was once so bare underneath but now was full of wrapped gifts just for him :) We let him open a few of his gifts before we headed to my mothers house! We have a tradition of going to moms every Christmas morning to open gifts with each other and have breakfast, (always Cinnamon rolls) But this year we made regular rolls and then even put some in the waffle press so we could have Cinnamon roll waffles. They were excellent! My Super mom also put out a hot chocolate bar which was the perfect beverage for Christmas morning!

My husband decked out in all his new Vikings gear

The hot chocolate bar!

After our early morning festivities with my moms, stepfather and brother we went back home to let our son open the rest of his Christmas gifts and his big Santa gift!! He really loved everything he got this year. Its the great thing about a two year old. Everything they get they think its the coolest thing ever!

We snuck his big gift in his room. It was his train table! So my hubby, bless his heart did a lot of pre- Christmas assembly so there wouldn't be any disappointing wait time. After all the gifts under the tree were opened he got to go in his room and she what Santa left. To say he was excited doesn't really even begin to describe what he was feeling. It was awesome for my husband and I to see him so thrilled and it made us happy that this year we were able to get him a "big" gift that he will truly enjoy!

B playing with his new train table

My fav pic of him from Christmas 2012

 

Then as though all that wasn't enough we went back to my moms for a bit to eat real holiday food :) Then after that off to my husbands Dad and stepmother's house a delicious dinner and some company of all of his family and brothers :) All in all it was so busy but we wouldn't have it any other way, it was also very awesome and we are so blessed to be able to spend good quality time with all of our family members.

I hope that your Holiday season was as bright as ours! Full of love and joy! As always have a wonderful day please share your comments and opinions!