Christmas Photos

I love kid photos! And since I bought myself this new fun lens that I don't really know how to use, but am trying to play with here and there, I decided we'd take the kids up to campus to the Jack K Williams building and take some Christmas photos. We did this on a Saturday morning and just about the time they were starving and ready to leave, we left and treated our family to what I think was our first big Seidel Six restaurant outing. I love these photos. Atticus looks to grown up, Grace loved posing and being pretty, Everly was a hot mess and showed her confidant, hilarious, personality in every photo and Hazel was just an angel who didn't know what was going on, but pushed herself up just enough on her tummy (although she hates tummy time) to snap a few photos. It was cold on the concrete and cold in the shade that day and we had to watch Everly VERY closely to make sure she didn't take a tumble down the stairs, but we did it! And I'll cherish these photos forever.

Christmas Eve 2017

Our Christmas Eve was slightly different this year because we were at our new church, First Baptist Church in Bryan. They had a 10:00 service that we all attended (Flu was rampant this season everywhere, and I was too nervous to put the little girls in the nursery, so we tried and succeeded in all of us staying in the service!). It was so fun to be in such a large church with such wonderful music on Christmas Eve! I felt completely full! Then we went to lunch at Cheddar's. Lunch was a last minute decision, but it was so nice to go out to eat as a family all dressed up and then home to relax in the afternoon! Full of lunch on a cool day, most of us took naps or played. When Vic and I got up, we took the kids outside and they played basketball and rode scooters and tricyles. Vic and Grace put up our inflatable things we bought the day before! Atticus and Grace really wanted to buy Vic some giant yard Christmas inflatables for his present this year. Well, I ran out of time until the day before and guess what...those things are gone! We got some small ones and Grace loved them the very most! So, Vic and Grace set those up. Then, we went inside and Vic made kid-friendly ravioli for dinner. We saw a surprise present that Atticus had made that day for Vic and I and wrapped in the most precious manner! He used birthday wrapping paper and masking tape and packing tape and I was so anxious to see what he did for us. It was so fun because that might be the first time that he really understood that HE can give gifts or make gifts for Vic and me. 

We enjoyed our evening just being together. Atticus checked the computer 100x to track where Santa was in the world. We watched White Christmas and the girls played and danced. Then, we got our pajamas on, read Twas the Night Before Christmas, set out cookies for Santa, put out the reindeer food and headed to bed hoping that Santa would come the next day! Christmas is so fun and while we wish we lived closer to families so we could pack more family fun into these couple of days, we also really love the flexibility (of kids and moods and schedules) of us doing it just at home. One day, we will be older and kids will be easier and we can hopefully travel more to see everyone sooner!

 

 Oh Sweet Atticus!

And here's my crazy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoaHSk4LxrE&t=242s

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, Saturday, we woke up for a relaxing day. This was the first Christmas Eve in 3 years that Vic did not work part of the day. So, it was extra nice. We spent all day playing games in our underwear (the kids, not me and Vic), making cookies, and resting until our Christmas Eve service at church. We dressed up, melted through the service (so hot for some reason that afternoon), came home, decorated sugar cookies for Santa, put out food for the reindeer, read Twas the Night Before Christmas and went to bed to wait for Santa Claus to come! I have way too many pictures but I just can't help but take them and love them all! Our Christmas memories are so sweet!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Atticus kept telling Grace "Grace! Stop eating the reindeer food!" as she scarfed down carrots.

 And we made this sweet little girl stay up for all of the festivities but look at her. She was so tired! We finally let her go to sleep to wait for Santa to arrive!

 

Merry Christmas Eve from us!