Our Holidays

Our holidays were so wonderful and I'm truly sad they are over. But we haven't taken down our decorations yet and I'm thinking about giving them another week up as well as dedicating a photo post solely to them! :) We'll see...



As far as all of our festivities...we hosted our annual Christmas Eve brunch with part of my family which was loads of fun. Lovebug LOVED getting to play with her cousins and youngest uncle (seen above). So sweet to watch! Afterwards, we finished putting together some gifts during the day and then had a nice quiet dinner. We got all cleaned up and into our special x-mas eve pajamas and actually got to sleep at a decent hour, which doesn't always happen. Christmas morning was really special with just the three of us at home. We had a yummy coffee cake breakfast and then our little present giving time was so enjoyable! Lovebug's two gifts were immediately a big hit...and she got some cloth books on Christmas Eve from us that she is really enjoying now as well.


Thank goodness for camera timers so we could record our fun morning with the three of us all in this shot. :) Good memories!


The rest of the day was spent with both of our families at two different locations and was great fun! We're so blessed to have such wonderful families. We missed everyone that wasn't there though, especially my two sisters! Lovebug did SO well and was such a joy all day despite all the driving. I know she will enjoy it all even more next year, which is really neat to think about. Look at her all tuckered out going from one party to the next...


Here she is sitting in her great-aunt's little wooden chair from Mexico, which she loved because it was the perfect size. One of the highlights of Lovebug's day though was getting her great-aunt's teddy bear that was hers when she was little! It's so cute and in such great shape even though it's definitely been loved...what a GREAT great-aunt!



Well, happy New Year's everyone! WOW - 2009! I'm really excited for all that awaits us this year! I just got done making a cashew nut "cheese" which we're going to enjoy with some crackers, fruit, nuts, and chocolate tonight along with some special sparkling beverages. Just a quiet evening bringing in the New Year with my two Loves. Maybe we can sneek in a DVD if Lovebug lets us :) - we'll see. Then tomorrow we'll have a long breakfast of special coffee cake (that I need to run and make) and coffee (of course:) discussing and talking about our plans and wishes for the new year! Welcome 2009!!! Hope everyone has a good one!