Christmas 2013

Christmas Eve 2013

Surprisingly enough despite all the craziness leading up to Christmas, our Christmas was actually quite wonderful and stress free. Everything really just fell nicely into place. There were a couple of hiccups, but it was a wonderful time with our family and friends. 

Some of my favorite moments include:

• Calan insisting the day before Christmas Eve that it had to be Christmas NOW, because he needed presents TODAY. It amazed me that even though I never asked him what he wanted for Christmas and Santa doesn't actually visit our house, he knew that he needed presents. I obviously have some work to do on his heart, but the way he demanded it, I will always remember. It was pretty darn cute and it took all my mom power not to smile. He unfortunately did get in a little trouble for talking to me that way, but I was pretty weak for his cuteness.
• Then there was Maisie on Christmas morning when we were setting baby Jesus into our Nativity insisting that Jesus was her baby cousin Gwyn and not Jesus. It took some convincing. However, then she laid the lamb on him like in the book the "Crippled Lamb" to keep him warm. So, I think I won the Baby Gwyn, Baby Jesus argument.   
• Kenley, my dear little one, I will never forget Christmas Day night. My poor little girl would only sleep with me holding her in our rocking chair. Her poor top teeth are coming in and they seem to be the root of all the trouble. She has not been the happiest of babies during the holiday, but her cuteness keeps me sane. 
• What holiday would not be complete without a midnight run to 7-11 for batteries that I forgot to buy for a Christmas present? We were setting up Calan's race track we got him, when it dawned on my that this thing needed batteries. Definitely a rookie mom mistake. So, at 12:15 a.m., Bob trudged out and went to find batteries. Thank heavens for 7-11 and a good husband.
• And who will forget the pajamas. Christmas 2013 will forever be remembered as the PJ day. I had basically told everyone the kids needed pajamas among other things, but randomly enough, everyone got them PJs, which honestly they needed and I am grateful for all of them. All the kids needed new ones. All of them were wearing the wrong size and needed multiple pairs of pjs. But, of course in pure toddler form, by the third pajamas Calan opened, he was saying "Oh no, more pajamas." It was pretty funny. I am very grateful my kids have warm pajamas to make it through next year. 

So those were some of our memories this holiday season. I hope that yours was just as memorable. 

On to 2014 ....