It really was fun to have Christmas in our own little space, even though I felt a touch homesick. We had a realxing day (I got to read a book!), ate my favorite soup and fresh-made rolls for supper, made swedish gingerbread cookies, opened up Christmas pajamas, drove around looking at Christmas lights, and then put the girls to bed. Conor and I enjoyed filling stockings and getting everything ready for Christmas morning. I did a bunch of breakfast prep which made our morning so smooth, yet delicious.
Conor and I stayed up late last night talking about Christmas and what we liked and what we wanted to change. Talks have continued into today. We had a lovely Christmas. Unfortunately, Greta was grumpy because a) we woke her up early (she likes to sleep until 9am) and b) she has a never-ending cold and c) she's teething. But Holly was extremely excited and has acted out like crazy today - a true sign of a spoiled Christmas right? Not all bad. Our kids are pretty loved! We're still in the early years of Christmas with children and we're slowly forming opinions on how we'd like Christmas to go down. One thing that must change is stocking stuffers - less candy and nick-nacky things. Greta's stocking was perfect. It had puffs, a colorful, cute car and a baby doll. Simple, yet effective. Holly's stocking had too many little things in it. She became bored with it before everything was empty.
Do you do analyse Christmas? What worked perfectly for your family this year? What will you be changing for 2012?
Almost every night, Conor and I check in on our sleeping girls because their sweet peaceful faces are irresistable and I like to whisper one last, "I love you" at the end of the day. Holly has her duck and Greta has her bunny. Lately we've been double swaddling Greta to help her sleep better, but when she gets an arm out, it's always wrapped around Bun-Buns. Here's a few photos of her at the end of naptime. Greta's a beauty!
Saturday's are our favorite day. We get to have Conor home all day long. Sometimes we go out and see new things and sometimes we play at home all day long and be lazy and take things slow. I'm not sure which type of Saturday I prefer - they're both awesome! Here's some photos of our most recent lazy Saturday. The girls loved it when we played parachute with our sheets.
This is Conor and my 6th Christmas together as a family. And this is the first Christmas that we'll have coordinating stockings. Very exciting. Of all the Christmas things I slashed, I kept stockings as a must. I knew I could finish Holly and Greta's stockings, but I wasn't sure if I'd be able to whip out Conor's and mine. But, I finished Conor's today, so that's three down, one to go! Yay! I keep reminding myself that last year was different because I only had one child and because I was pregnant. I can move mountains when I'm pregnant. It's incredible.
