Christmas re cap 2012

I'm finally getting around to my Christmas re cap and I just finished putting together our Christmas eve and day video.

This was Carter's first christmas, and it really felt like our family was complete. Ayden actually understood what was going on and he could tear his own present open.

This christmas was very exciting for my husband and I as well because it is our second christmas in our home. Both mine and my husbands family lives about 10 minutes away, therefore we really like to share our time with both sides.

 Every christmas eve during the day I love to make homemade cookies with the kids. Now that they are growing up they will always remember this tradition.

Baking Cookies on Christmas eve

We also have made it a tradition to go to church with my parents and brothers. Then afterwards we go to my parents house for christmas eve dinner and all the kids get to open one present. The fire is going, usually all the kids are in their pj's and slippers getting anxious to see what santa brought them.

 As soon as the night ends and the kids are getting sleepy, we leave my parents house and go home to place out cookies and milk for santa. oh and don't forget carrots for the reindeer!

Ayden wanted to eat all the cookies too. He offered mommy & daddy some

Then I read a christmas story to the kids, remind them that they have to go to bed in order for santa to come. Sometimes we like to reminisce of past Christmas's with pictures on my computer, which makes the christmas spirit really shine. 

Mommy reading Ayden his christmas story before bed. 

Once the kids are really asleep my husband and I put together their gift from "santa" and place them under the tree along side the other gift from family and friends. 

Aydens present on the left. Carter's on the right.

The next morning I usually wake up early to turn on all the christmas lights in the house and put a pot of coffee on, then go upstairs and anxiously await for the kids to wake up. (I think I might be more excited than there will ever be haha)

When they do I remind them that "its christmas and let's go see what santa brought".

Here is our christmas eve/day video.

Once all our presents our open and the huges and kisses have gone around, I start making a beautiful christmas breakfast. We all gather around the dinner room table for breakfast and share about what we got for christmas. 

After cleaning up from breakfast we get ready for my husbands family to come over for christmas dinner and share more gifts. 

We had an an awesome christmas this year and we hope you and your family did too. 

Here more December month pictures 

Until next year...