Christmas 2015 has come and gone and I think it's safe to say that James had a successful first Christmas! Here's the rundown of the weekend's events....
Since John and I have been married, we started a tradition of giving each other an ornament each year on Christmas Eve and this year was no exception. John had informed me on a couple of occasions that I would need to leave the house so "he and James could work on a project". :) On the evening of the 23rd John informed me that I would need to leave the house so, away to the gym I went. I came back an hour later to the sweetest ornament (given to me a day early due to the nature of the craft and drying purposes).
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| This is supposed to be James' footprint. Hearing John tell the story about how he and James made this was pretty funny and adorable. |
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| John's ornament. Mine wasn't as creative. :) |
Christmas Eve was pretty laid back for us. John was off work all day so we just enjoyed a laid back day. Both of us took shifts to get in a workout (temp was in the 50's!), and we enjoyed a nice family outing for lunch and a few errands. It was so nice for us all to be together. Bedtime came quickly and we let James open his Christmas jammies and a few books from mom and dad. Pajamas on Christmas Eve is Christmas Eve, we would take lots of pictures, and usually lounge in them until December 26th. So, James got his first pair (see below).
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| Waiting patiently to open. Love that grin! |
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| Christmas jammies!! I think he likes them....hard to tell. |
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| Snuggles with dad. |
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| ...and with mom. |
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| Some more books for the collection. Hard to tell if he likes it or not. |
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| I don't think he likes that one... |
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| Love my boys! |
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| Momma's boy. :) |
Once James went to bed Christmas Eve John and I enjoyed time together with an adult beverage, opened our gifts to each other, and watched Christmas Vacation. It was perfect!
Christmas morning was yet another relaxing one. John and I enjoyed some coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls I had whipped up while James enjoyed a nap on his activity mat post breakfast before the Christmas madness started.
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| All smiles Christmas morning. |
Christmas family photo shoot before heading to the designated Christmas venues.
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| Snuggles with Grandpa. |
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| Sleepy boy barely staying awake for presents. |
Our last stop was Grand-mommy's house. We enjoyed dinner, wine, and presents. James has no pictures opening presents at Grand-mommy's because he was busy taking a 3 hour nap!
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| Snuggles from Grand-mommy. |
It was a great Christmas getting to celebrate with those we love. We especially loved spending it with James and look forward to more Christmas' ahead with him and as a family of 3!
To come on the blog....Christmas with the Birnbaum/Widmer/Howe/Leach clan over New Year's weekend where James will get to finally meet his 4 cousins! Stay tuned.....
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