Christmas

Christmas eve... baking cookies for Santa (I went the easy route and bought the ready to bake kind... they are so easy and so good!), reading his Christmas book (Twas the night before Christmas pop up book), posing in his PJs with daddy, setting up the nativity as papa read Luke 2, and opening his christmas pjs. Some Christmas eve activities not pictured... church (he sat through the whole service!), a nice ham dinner with family (my parents and sister were here for the whole weekend!), mama, Aunt wowowo (Lauren), and Gigi opening their Christmas pjs, and watching a movie.

Christmas day... Checking out the SNOW on our white Christmas, running to see his presents, playing with some presents, trying on his backpack, opening a gift one piece at a time and saying "ooo" each time he ripped off a piece of wrapping paper, Wowowo helping with his stocking, cheesing it up for the camera, and playing with more Christmas presents! He made out REALLY well :) Some activities not pictured... the rest of us opening gifts (there were people here besides Sam if you can believe it... I just didn't take any pictures of the rest of us), Sausage souffle (A Christmas tradition), serving lunch at the Salvation Army (while Sam napped and Gigi babysat... next year hopefully he can join us), playing in the snow (Or taking 30 mintues to get dressed, running out in the snow for 2 minutes while mama took pictures, and then running back in to warm up by the fire), and another movie (although the tradition is to go to a movie, we stayed in this year).

It was a fun Christmas! Sam was a blast opening his presents and even got into giving gifts to others a little bit. I look forward to many more years of carrying on these great traditions!