Christmas this year felt a little last minute. Not having a car made it a little more difficult to get everything ready, plus it always felt like things kept coming up and we weren't able to get to our Christmas to do list. It was noce to have my Mom come up and help. We didn't get any decorations up until Christmas Eve!
My Mom and I found an awesome tree for $10 and decorated it that night. She also decked out our place with decorations She threw together from the plants outside and random things. She is so creative and made it all look very nice and festive. Oh and the beautiful tulips where sent to me on my birthday from Kyle's mom. I thought that was so nice, and they really are spectacular. Kyle put up the Christmas lights outside, which actually we would have done sooner but no one informed us how soon you have to do it here. We were wondering why everyone was putting up their lights on Thanksgiving. So soon? we thought. Then it hit us, duh. You can't really put up Christmas light with ice out everywhere, you have to do it BEFORE it gets too cold! We are learning a lot here...
It was so exciting to see that Santa had come! Jillian must have been really good this year because he totally hooked her up.
When Jillian finally woke up, we heard her walking around looking for something. We anxiously waited to hear her scream, or giggle, or show some amount of surprise and excitement. Nope. She didn't really get it this year. We finally decided to run out and greet her to see what was going on. She was just looking for something. We tried to explain that Santa had come, but it didn't seem to click until she went and woke up Aunt Aly and Uncle Matt. They came into the living room and Jillian looked at her kitchen and painter's eisle and said with a twist of her lip "I think this is for me..." She was also a little confused about Santa's note on the chalkboard. She thought the picture of Santa was a... spider...
Yeah, I don't know...
She eventually got it and was so excited to open all of her presents. After we were done at our place we headed over to my Dad and Karey's where her family was and my Aunt Lindsay. It was definitely a day filled with fun, family, and food!
I am so grateful we have this time of year to celebrate the birth of our Savior with those we love. It is sometimes hard to remember to keep our thoughts on Christ with all the presents, 'cause come on the presents are awesome! But I feel blessed to be able to celebrate Christ with those who mean the most to me. To be able to give things I hope will put a smile on loved one's faces. Until next year. Merry Christmas!
P.S. This was our first white Christmas and we loved it. Everything was so much more magical with the snow. We really felt like we could relate to all of the songs too. I know, we are nerds...
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