Christmas was an amazing blur of fun and family time. First thing on the morning of Christmas Eve, we tackled the job of making cookies for Santa. It was a wonderful way to pass the time until it was time to get ready for church and then head over to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas Eve dinner.
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| No shortage of sprinkles here! |
The boys cleaned up, delivered plates of cookies to the neighbors, and then it was time to get ready for mass.
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| Oh my goodness, Jonah's smile! Haha!! |
The weather was hot, so we had to nix the sweaters and figure out some last minute outfits. I'd say they turned out quite handsome.
Susanna and Sean flew in that afternoon, so we were excited to get over to my parents' place to give hugs and celebrate with an amazing beef tenderloin dinner. Wish more sissies were in town for the holiday. We definitely cherish our time together.
After dinner it was time to head home to get ready for Santa. The boys put out cookies, carrots, reindeer food, and a beer (Santa gets beer at our house!). We got our new Christmas jammies on, read Twas the Night Before Christmas, and tucked in the kiddos so that the elves could get to work.
The morning came quickly, and the boys were incredibly excited. Since I was juggling a baby and trying to enjoy the madness, I did not take many pictures. I am very OK with that. It was also a little crazy as it was a morning of meltdowns. As hard as Matt and I tried to keep it merry, the boys were just too full of excitement, and it came bubbling out as frustration and grumpies. Despite the tears, there was still plenty of happy squeals and sincere gratitude. The magic of Christmas and the celebration of our Lord's birthday still rang true.
The day after Christmas, we did our extended family Christmas out at "The Lake." The boys always love to run and play with the cousins in this wonderland for kiddos while the adults enjoy catching up with one another and watching the littles enjoy themselves (a.k.a. not hurt themselves or each other!) It was hot and humid, and poor Jonah got so sweaty that we let him go shirtless. He was a hot mess...literally....but super cute too.
The holiday flew by and soon it was time to say goodbye to Susanna and Sean.
Jude quickly attaches to people, and he became very attached to Susanna over Christmas. He had a hard time saying goodbye. So so sweet. Tears were shed.
As sad as it was to see them leave, the boys were able to find happiness that there was still a lot of winter break left, and the fun had only just begun.
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