We had a wonderful Christmas. Always lots of traveling, but it's always good to see family. We started our Christmas at home with our little family of 4 on December 20. We made cookies for Santa and left them out for him with a cup of milk. Our dog, Jersey, got to the cookies before Santa could, but it was after the kids were asleep, so no tears were shed.
Santa brought new ride on toys for the kiddos. They loved them!
Ethan LOVES his tractor, but he doesn't have the steering thing down quite yet and just rides in circles.
Sister giving brother a ride.
The kids also loved what mommy and daddy gave them. Hannah got a Hello Kitty airplane set, walkie-talkies, and a doll she named Sarah that she doesn't let get out of her sight for long.
Ethan got a guitar, a lego set and a new bath toy. His stocking had a toy gun and mask that is one of his favorites.
Daddy got a new hat and Ethan took it over.
With no prompting, Ethan had been saying for a few weeks that he wanted a guitar for Christmas. When he opened it, his reaction was priceless! He was yelling: "my guitar! my guitar!" It was so sweet.
After playing with presents for a while we asked the kids what they wanted to do and they said they wanted to go to McDonalds...so away we went.
Hannah chose a specific McDonalds because they have small tables with chairs where her feet can touch the ground. Whatever makes her happy!
It was such a fun, fun time and we made so many memories on our "Christmas" morning with the kids. I've learned that they don't really care what day we actually celebrate Christmas. It's just about family time and celebrating Jesus' birthday and having some fun with Santa.
Saturday we packed up and headed to Grannas. I didn't take many pictures, but there was a surprise visit from Santa, so made sure to get my camera out for that! It took Hannah a minute to warm up to him, but once she did she didn't want out of his lap. Ethan, on the other hand, wasn't so sure and left as soon as he could.
After spending a few days at Granna and Pawpaw's we headed to Nana and Grandpa's. Unfortunately, this trip was taken over with sickness. The only picture I have from our time in Houston was Ethan's ER visit on Christmas Eve at 3:00 a.m. Poor pumpkin had croup and was having a tough time breathing. Wes took him to the ER and sent me a picture (which I can't find) of him receiving a breathing treatment. Poor baby had a rough Christmas Day!
It was such a great time with family and we are grateful to have spent the holidays with everyone we love!
