Pretty dresses from Nana and Papa. Thank you!

Christmas Day was really fun! We enjoyed taking our time opening gifts and playing with each one as it was opened. Conor surprised me with a couple of really great gifts, one of them being a plastic rocker (I've wanted one forever!). The girls now have too many toys to play with and I need to make some drawstring bags or something! Our organization needs to be a little bit tighter. We also ate yummy food all day long. Overall it was a delightful day! Although I'm on day 3 of post-Christmas headache. I think I've had not enough sleep, and too much sugar! Ah!

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!