I love this time of year and this year it was made even more special because we were celebrating our first Christmas as our own little family. We started some new traditions and kept lots of old ones. All of December just felt so magical.
We started a new tradition with our Elf on the Shelf Ichabod.
We got to put out our OWN Christmas decorations.
We ordered us some stockings. One for all three of us.
We traded ornaments, a new tradition we want to continue.
We went to Windcrest and looked at Christmas lights.
We spent a day in Tye with the Donaldson clan.
We went to San Marcos for a Christmas festival.
I attended the annual Mother Daughter Christmas Party.
We went to my company Christmas party for the 3rd year in a row.
We adopted a foster kid from the gift tree at church and picked out gifts for her.
We attended Christmas Eve service at church as a family (and it was beautiful!).
Dad read us a Christmas story, Bad Kitty Christmas.
We got new matching Dallas Cowboys pajamas.
For the 1st time in 26 years, I woke up in a home that wasn't my parents'.
We woke up as a family on Christmas morning.
We went through stockings and exchanged a couple gifts together to start the day.
Jesse made us Christmas breakfast, bacon & eggs.
We spent time with my family.
We ate homemade chicken fried steak.
We made Dad weepy with his gift, 2 years in a row!
We spent time with Jesse's family.
Moose got spoiled rotten with toys and a new bed.
I was so excited for Jesse to open his gift. This year, I went big! And he deserved it. And more. I missed ordering an Xbox One with a preorder but was determined to find one. On the release date, I called stores. I finally found a Target near work that had 6. When I could sneak away, I raced over. I called again on the way over to make sure they still had some and they did but others were racing over too. I got there, practically running through the store. I got to the counter and TA-DA! The guy came from the back with an Xbox One for my dear sweet husband. I felt like quite the badass! Made it to Target and back to work in 20 minutes!! So it sat under the tree most of the month. And I waited anxiously for Jesse to open it. I tried to hide it behind all the other gifts so he wouldn't be suspicious. I was so pumped for him to open it Christmas morning. He was surprised! And then Thursday when he got it out, I got the best gift. I was sitting in our bedroom while he set it up. I could hear him "ooh, cool, wow!" "Hey, I just pushed the first button!" "Come look!" He loves it and he deserves it. He was not only an amazing husband this year but just an amazing person. He is so good hearted (I hope our kids inherit that from him!). I must admit, it's kinda cool :)
And he got me a great gift! I've been eying an Origami Owl necklace for months. We have 2 catalogs haha He ordered me one and it's perfect! I have a cross, a ring, an H, a June stone for Moose, and a May heart for Jesse. I have been showing it off non-stop :)
It was an amazing first Christmas. I'm sad to see it end. But, there's a new year on the horizon and I'm pretty sure 2014 is going to be an AWESOME year for us :)
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