Christmas Recap

Christmas gets better and better every year the kids get older. We had so much fun this year and Luke really got it! I did find it really funny that whenever we would ask Luke what he wanted for Christmas all he would say was a candy cane. He was obsessed with candy canes. Pretty much had one everyday for the entire month of December. So, what was the first thing he noticed the morning of Christmas you ask? Nope, not all the christmas presents just the single cane that was sitting in his new pottery barn kids chair. He ran straight for it and then of course was so excited to see all the other presents for him. This was Katelyn's first Christmas and she was the cutest little christmas baby:).

Below is a compilation of pictures from the month of December. We had lots of fun things going on.

Luke's first Preschool Christmas Pageant
Luke is not much for being the center of attention and was very shy during the performance. I was worried he'd start crying but thank goodness he made it through. He was so adorable. After the pageant we went back to his classroom for a Christmas party and he had made us a ton of fun Christmas decorations; Christmas platter with Mistle Toes and handmade christmas ornaments.

Christmas in Florida

We had lots of fun with family in Florida celebrating an early Christmas. We were so anxious to get there that we decided to leave a little early and we were so glad we did. The weather was BEAUTIFUL and we got to visit the beach. This was Kate's second visit and she LOVED the sand. She kept trying to eat it and actually got a couple mouthfuls. I really don't get how babies would prefer sand and dirt over food. We of course almost got attacked by seagulls again {this happened last year too}. Birds don't freak me out, but these birds freak me out! They are psycho. They literally hover right above our heads looking for food and it's not just one bird, it's like 20 of them! I look like a crazy mad woman screaming and ducking to the ground trying to shoo them away:). 

The kids got to play with their cousins. Olivia and Luke were of course BFF. And Grammy and Pop-Pop's gift of knight attire was a huge hit for Max and Luke. Luke plays in his attire everyday. He likes to catch dragons;). Isabella and Olivia were so cute with Kate and had fun trying to make her laugh and smile.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

We went to the good ole' Home Depot to get our Christmas tree. It's our family tradition. Luke found a friend to play with and had fun hiding in all the trees. He got filthy, but hey, that's what makes the best memories, right?:). Luke was all about putting the candy canes on the tree when we got home. He did a really good job decorating the tree. He's already my little artist:).

Georgia Christmas and Christmas Day

Christmas evening and day was packed full of fun. Luke and Kate got to hang out with Ethan and Elli. Baby Grace was fun to look at, she'll be fun to play with next year;). Luke and Elli made yummy gingerbread cookies and a gingerbread house with Grammy. Christmas Eve, Dave had to work so we stopped by his station to hang out for a bit and then went to our church Christmas Eve service. We learned something that day; don't take a bunch of toddler and babies to a Christmas service that starts at 5pm. Bad idea, they were hungry and tired! Next year I think we'll find an earlier service or start a family tradition of having a family service at home:)

Christmas Day was so much fun. Luke was so surprised to see all the toys under the christmas tree the next morning. He ran straight for the candy cane and then noticed all the other toys after. The toys that were the biggest hit were Buzz Lightyear and Mike Wasouski. Kate had fun with all the paper and boxes. Her favorite toy was her Little People doll house. 

I'm excited that we got some great pictures of the kids. Of course, the adults get left out of them;). Ah, Christmas was so much fun and I already can't wait until this year. Kate will be walking and into all sorts of things;)