For the first time since Allen and I have been married we stayed home on Christmas Eve instead of staying with my parents. We set Braylen's gifts from Santa up the night before and anxiously waited for her to wake up Christmas morning. She woke up to this... She loved her chair and sat in it to open her presents... Opening her stocking, inside she found Baby Legs, teething toys, bath toys, clothes, pajamas, and mittens... Then it was present time... We were so excited to see that Santa found this tiny pink North Face for her. Clearly, she was more interested in the paper. And Allen got a new North Face too... I had a little help opening my gift...And this is why … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Twas the night before Christmas…
We had two important places to be on Christmas Eve. First, we headed to Allen's grandparents house for lunch with his family. We didn't have to be there until noon which turned out to be a great thing since I stayed up until 3:00 AM finishing up wrapping, cleaning and monogramming. Braylen and I snuck in a mid morning nap (and if you know me, this is so rare I never, ever take naps). All that to say, Allen snapped this sweet picture of me with Braylen.We had a wonderful time at Allen's grandparents house and Braylen was so sweet. I love that her personality is starting to show and she is so loving towards people. Here are a few pictures from lunch... Allen's parents with their … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas filled with the people you love. It's easy to get lost in the "busyness" of the holiday season, but my prayer is that we never lose sight of the importance of the true meaning of this special time. We are starting some sweet traditions to make Christmas special for our girl and the one most dear to my heart is telling her this story...So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby … [Read more...]