Christmas 2013

The last few years of Christmas I have enjoyed but I have to admit that I have felt kind of disappointed. Maybe I set the bar too high or maybe I was just missing Christmas with my parents up in Pinetop. I don't know. Anyway I decided that I was just going to be happy with Christmas the way it came even if it didn't live up to the hype in my head. I don't know if anyone else ever thinks like that, probably just me. Well it worked. I enjoyed this Christmas season so much. I loved having Daisy be old enough to want to drive through our neighborhood every time we came home at night to look at lights. I loved Christmas shopping. I loved the Christmas Devotional and singing carols at church. I loved being with our family. I enjoyed this Christmas season and everything it brought.

We spent Christmas Eve with Aaron's parents and Grandparents at his parents home. It was a nice relaxing evening. We played a few games of ladder ball and all the grand kids were lucky because Grandma Rena got a bounce house to play in. Daisy loved it. Even though it was there all Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day I neglected to get one picture of kids bouncing in it. Oh well.

Our kids got Christmas jammies this year. Daisy was super excited.

                                               

Aaron and I must have been more excited for Christmas Morning than our kids because we woke up an hour before they did. Once Daisy got up she shot out to the tree but Aaron grabbed her and we all got Rockwell then walked out to see what Santa brought us. I hope I never forget what my children's faces look like on Christmas morning. Its just magical and so sweet. She didn't run and open gift she sat and looked at everything, taking it all in.

Opening up our stalkings.

Christmas day was so busy I didn't take many pictures, but here are Rockwell and Boston. They were both busy and moving so I didn't get a good picture but they were both cute.

We spent the morning at Grandma Rena's and opened presents with Aaron family, where we found out that Aunt Heather and Uncle Jared will be having a little girl and that Aunt Kim and Uncle Nathan are having baby number four. Very fun Christmas surprises. Neither Aaron or I won the pickle this year. Next year...

Then we had our annual meal at Grandma Melba's, then back over to Grandma Rena's for the Brooks family Christmas get together. It was a good day. Went by to fast.