Christmas At Home

As I've mentioned in the past, we always do our at-home Christmas a morning early.  It's important for us to have our own special family traditions, and this is a way to do that without sacrificing our traditions with the rest of our families.  Win-win.  :)

I kept calling this "a very photogenic Christmas".  Hope woke us up at 5:30 am because she was TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP (!!!) and even though we were a little groggy, opening gifts by the light of the tree was really magical.  So, thanks, Hope.  You made Christmas even prettier.

We only had 2 minor meltdowns during present time.  It's hard being a little gal when you're running on limited sleep and your sister gets a really cool toy.  ;)

I have to say, my favorite part of Christmas morning isn't the present opening.  After everyone has opened their gifts, I always make a big breakfast and we sit down as a family and enjoy our favorite meal.  Everyone is happy and giggling and we talk about all the Christmas secrets we haven't been able to share over the last couple of months.  Then I usually take a nap.  That's probably why breakfast is my favorite part.  ;))

I hope you all truly had a wonderful day.  I think I love holidays so much because everyone is happy and on their best behavior.  I guess that mostly applies to extended family gatherings, but smiles and thankfulness all around is so much better than everything else!  Merry, merry, friends.

**You can see our Christmas from last year right here.  Oh, baby Poesy...