Since D.J. and I got married, we have been fortunate enough
to be able to celebrate Christmas with both of our families. We wake up at our own house, open the
presents that Santa brought us and then head over to my parents house. This year seemed to start earlier than
last year since I woke up every hour during the night. Clearly I was afraid I was going to
miss Christmas or something.
Still a kid at heart
y’all.
We must have all been really good this year, because Santa
was on his A-game this year. D.J.
and I both received lots of great gifts from one another and our family. D.J.
got new golf irons, a practice putting green, a new North Face jacket, floor
mats for his car, new clothes, and a lot of other presents! I got some great
new booties, clothes, Bath and Body lotion and body wash, a new Kate Spade
wallet, and most notably, my new obsession, the Canon SL1 with a zoom
lens!
When we open presents at my parents house, Nana always comes
over to watch as we open and it’s so much fun seeing what everyone gets. It’s tradition though that we open
presents from the siblings on Christmas Eve. My Uncle David and Anne came over around 9 a.m. when we were
still opening presents and watched as we finished up. For breakfast we always have cinnamon rolls. We don’t normally do a big breakfast or
anything, just whatever you want!
Our big family dinner is after church on
Christmas Eve at my Aunt Patty’s house.
It’s always so great because everyone is together and my little cousins
Liam and Caroline always guarantee us a hilarious prayer. This year’s prayer went a little like
this…
“Dear God, Thank you so much for elves. They are great because when my brother
is being mean, I can tell him and he can work something out with him.”
Gotta love having little cousins. I swear they make everything so much more magical!
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| The fambam all dressed up for Christmas Eve Mass |
Clearly you can tell Amelia was thrilled to be taking this photo.
After we opened up the presents at my parents, we drove out
to see the little kids at their house to see what Santa brought them. We packed up the car before we left so
then we were ready to hit the road to Fredericksburg when we were done.
We got on the road to D.J.’s house around 3, grabbed some
hibachi express, and were up at the Brown house for Christmas by 6 p.m! Christmas
at the Brown’s was a little more hectic this year than last. With a 3-½ year old, 18 month old, and
4 month old, we had to open presents around nap times, feedings, tantrums and
more! I love being able to see the smiles and expressions on their little faces
when they open the presents we got them though, such a great feeling! We spent the rest of Christmas day
enjoying the company of family and snuggling up on baby Bryce.
Friday after Christmas, D.J. and I went to town to try and
snag a few deals. I knew that I
wanted to get a few things for the kitchen and a nice set of bath towels, so we
hit up Kohl’s. I managed to find
some awesome towels half off, use a coupon, and use up some leftover wedding
gift cards! We swung by Hobby Lobby to get next years wrapping paper and a few
other Christmas items that were 66% off! D.J. got his haircut and then we drove
back to the house so D.J. and Dennis could go golfing. I spent the afternoon watching TV with
Sandra and doing some online shopping! We topped the night of with dinner at the Clubhouse and we went to see Wild.
Saturday was a big day at the Brown House. For Christmas, all the kids went in on
a family photo session and we decided to do it while we were all there for
Christmas. However, we were also
hosting the annual Brown Christmas party at their house that day, so everyone
was a little stressed. Taking
pictures with three kids, three dogs, and 8 grown adults can get a little
crazy, but I think they are going to turn out great!
The party started around 2 and we had people over all
afternoon till around 8pm! It is great to see D.J.’s dad’s side of the
family. We had delicious food,
lots of laughs, some baby spit up, and scratched off some lottery tickets in
honor of his grandma.
Sunday was spent lounging around, playing some family
basketball, and watching the Redskins lose. Typical.
It was a great Christmas with all our loved ones! I hope you
all had as fabulous as a time as The Brown’s did!
sounds like you had a good but busy Christmas.
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