Here is Emma Christmas Eve night. We had just put out cookies and milk for Santa. Emma saw them and they quickly became cookies and milk for Emma. Good thing Santa is sweet and did not mind sharing! :)
We did something different this year and decided to start staying home on Christmas day. We would normally go to my dad's or other houses to open gifts from them, but it just got to be too much with a toddler. And I would love to start going to the movies as a family in a few years when Emma gets older. It was so nice to stay in our pajama's all day long! :) Santa bought Emma this kitchen. We also started this year by getting her three gifts to open from us. We want her to realize the importance of Christmas and that is not all about gifts. A saying I have heard several times this Christmas season has really stuck. We have to remember- "It's not our birthday!!!" :) Her three gifts from us were this slide, a first Bible, and a box of clothes.
After he left, Emma took a nap. For dinner, we ran to pick up Chinese for us to eat. Yes, Emma and I went in our pajamas since we were not getting out of the car. I loved our new tradition we started this year!! It made the day more relaxed and less stressful. And Emma got to stay home and play with her kitchen and slide all day!
