Merry Christmas!

We had a quiet and relaxing Christmas. We usually celebrate as a family, so this year looked mostly the same as years in the past, with the bonus of lots of extra family time leading up to Christmas.  On Christmas Eve morning, we woke up to a surprise snowfall.

The boys were so excited and wanted to go play at 7am. Eliza opted to stay home and watch cartoons with daddy.

It looked so pretty.

Caleb wanted to make snow angels. Benjamin only had sweatpants and a sweatshirt on and was pretty cold!

Caleb flew down the slide, it was slick.

Afterwards, we drank hot chocolate and changed into warm clothes. Later in the day, we made cut out cookies. Benjamin was a good helper rolling out the dough. This rolling pin has designs on it so we made some of the cookies with pretty patterns. 

Taking a break to watch the snow fall.

Nathan went for a run in the forrest later in the day and took some pictures. The trails looked so pretty covered in snow.

We had ham, rolls, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie for dinner. 

Our family’s tradition is to give the kids matching pajamas on Christmas Eve. This year it was dinosaurs.

Quiet house ready, for Christmas morning. 

We woke up on Christmas Day to this beautiful sunrise.

We always make cinnamon rolls, bacon, and egg casserole for breakfast. 

Excited kids ready to open gifts. Eliza changed into a little Santa suit that was passed down to us from a friend.

They opened their stockings first. Everyone got new toothbrushes, chapstick, beef jerky, pencils, snow globes, and some candy.

The kids received nice gifts from family. They boys were really good with helping Eliza figure out what to do. She wasn’t too into opening gifts, and she enjoyed playing with her toys while the boys opened gifts.

Eliza loves babies, and she received a cabbage patch kid that she carries around all day. They have a distinct smell that will always stay with me and bring me back to my childhood. I loved those dolls when I was younger.

Fitting for Christmas, Caleb is learning Ode to Joy in piano lessons. Enjoy!

Hope you had a joyous Christmas.