Something about this Christmas was so incredibly special. Maybe it was because we got to share it with our most prized and loved gift we got this year and the season just seemed so much more magical with him here. Maybe it was because I did some trading around at work last year in order to have his first Christmas off this year. Maybe it was because we got to spend Christmas Eve all together just the three of us. Maybe it was the fact that we got to spend our first Christmas morning as a family of three at our house and had our moms and my nephew with us. Maybe it was that we got to see the rest of our families and spend some great and very memorable time with them that day and the weekend. It was definitely a combination of all of that. Hands down, my very favorite Christmas to date.
We started off Christmas Eve by waking up, feeding B, and making coffee. We hung around the house and finished wrapping gifts. For lunch, we went out to one of favs, Chipotle, and Barrett loved looking around at everyone and eating some black beans. After lunch, we made our way to our home away from home-Costco, walked around, and got the food we needed for Christmas morning. Matt made beer can chicken on the smoker and we all ate dinner together at the table with Christmas music playing (and B's tree headband on). We cleaned up and got our pj's on, opened our stockings, and read 'Bear Stays Up for Christmas' which we hope to keep as a tradition that we read every Christmas Eve! Jax got some new toys and bone, Barrett got some new bowls and plates and little toys, Dad got some new shirts and candy, and Mom got some new diamond earrings! That was a complete surprise that I wasn't expecting at all. I love that hubby of mine.
On Christmas morning, we brought Barrett downstairs to see what Santa had brought :). I'm so excited because I know each year will just get more fun with him. Both of moms and my nephew got there around 8 and we had some breakfast before opening gifts. Mostly, we just watched Barrett open his gift from Matt and I and Santa since we had all of our other Christmases with the rest of the family later on. He loved picking pieces of wrapping paper up off the floor and immediately putting them in his mouth. He enjoyed ripping the paper off and then playing with any and all boxes. His favorite gift was this little red car he can ride on. He had been on it about 5 seconds before he figured out how to push in to move while sitting on it.
After we got all cleaned up, we headed up to my Grandma's house to celebrate with my moms side of the family. Great food and great company. We headed back home that night since Matt had to work the next day.
We went up to Matt's mom on Friday night and then had our Christmas with his family on Saturday morning. Barrett's cousin, Abby, is close in age so it is always fun to watch them together. It's a lot of toy stealing and crying when one pushes the other over. We all went to church together on Sunday and then out for breakfast-it was great!
After breakfast, we went to my mom's house to get together with her and my niece. By this time, Barrett was a pro at ripping wrapping paper off! He got so many nice things from everyone, one very loved little boy!
This was all pre-Christmas. My Dad and Ann came to visit :)
Photo shoots with the tree
And matching Christmas jammie photo shoot with Nolan :)
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