Noah's 2nd Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year! For one, Noah is older so he enjoyed it more than last year. He enjoyed playing with his toys but his favorite "gift" seemed to be all the bows. This year, we spent all day Christmas Eve with the Brinks, ate dinner, opened gifts, and visited with Jamie's family. We then went to my parent's house later that evening and spent the night with them. Before Noah went to bed, we all sat in the den and read The Night Before Christmas to him. We did that last year, along with reading the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible... however, this year, Noah was ready for bed so we didn't get to the Bible story. After Noah went to sleep, Jamie, my dad, mom, Lindsay, and I were up for 2 hours putting together all of the toys... my gosh, what a chore! The next morning, Noah woke up around 9 and his eyes were so BIG when he saw all of his toys. After breakfast, we opened gifts, then got cleaned up and had lunch. In the past (pre-Noah) we would always travel to B'ham to see my mom's side of the family on Christmas Day, so the holidays were always hectic. However, we cut out all the traveling since Noah entered the picture. I agree with my sister in saying that this Christmas was perfect b/c it was so much more relaxing... no rushing around, no traveling.

Reading The Night Before Christmas

Santa Came!