We have always been close enough to family to be able to spend Christmas with either Jared's or my family. With our move to Wisconsin this year this was our first Christmas on our own... This definitely had its pros and cons. It was a little bit lonely and awfully Quiet. It was soo nice to not have to pack and travel! We had a very White Christmas. We loved being able to do our own thing and establish our own traditions but we REALLY missed all of the noise and being with all of the people that we love!
Who knows when we will get to spend Christmas at either of our families homes again, especially since next year there will be 3 kiddos to attempt to travel with, but I have to say that we definitely got off on the right foot. Our first Christmas on our own was very enjoyable!!
We spent Christmas eve with lots of friends. Thanks to the Pothier's for opening their home to all 28 of us! It was so nice to get together and enjoy a meal, a gift exchange for the kids, sing songs and to watch the kids act out the Nativity story. We got done early enough to come home, set out cookies and milk for Santa and open our Christmas jammies.
Christmas morning was a hoot. Carter and Gage were so excited and were so much fun to watch. Gage had been saying that he wanted a gumball machine for a week or so and Santa found a Lightning McQueen gumball machine for his stocking. I think if this had been his only present he still would have been ecstatic. I think he ate 20+ gumballs Christmas morning. He kept going back for more. He would open a present, get excited about it for a moment then head back to his gumball machine. Carter was an easy pleaser this year since all he wanted was a surprise! He definitely got more than he bargained for as we were all spoiled!
Who knows when we will get to spend Christmas at either of our families homes again, especially since next year there will be 3 kiddos to attempt to travel with, but I have to say that we definitely got off on the right foot. Our first Christmas on our own was very enjoyable!!
3 comments:
Glad to hear you're first christmas on your own was better than mine! But seriously the boys look oh so cute in their pj's. I especially love the pic of Gage showing how he inherited his mom's mouth!
Looks like you had a great Christmas. I can't believe how old Gage looks! He's looking so much more like Carter to me than he did when he was younger. You guys make such cute boys! Can't wait to see #3! How the heck do you do all the little pics together like all of your snow pics in the previous post to this one? I love it!
Hey, my Trenton got those pajamas too and he loves them so much. WE also did Christmas on our own this year and it was VERY QUIET but fun to establish our own traditions. Traveling with 4 kids and presents to just out of the question.I agree with you on all fronts. Love your card by the way.
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