Christmas.

Christmas is my favorite holiday. There is just something special about spending time with family, eating delicious holiday treats, and remembering the real reason behind Christmas. The presents are a nice bonus too…. Christmas was spent this year at Austin’s house. Due to Austin’s crazy work schedule we didn’t get to spend as much time as we would have liked there, but we still enjoyed the time we did have. Christmas Eve was spent stuffing my face with a delicious dinner and then acting out the nativity. Kennadi wasn’t too thrilled about dressing up, having a costume on her only lasted about five seconds. Austin made up for it as he insisted he dress up as batman and a wiseman. Sometimes I feel like I am parenting two children. Next up, we opened Christmas jammies. Austin insisted he pick out the pajamas this year, which may not have been the smartest decision on my part. Austin and Kennadi ended up with Ninja Turtle footie pajamas. I got footie pajamas too, except I wasn’t cool enough to get Ninja Turtle ones so I got Sock Monkey ones. I think from now I will stick to picking out the pajamas. After we opened our pajamas it was time to crawl into bed. I don’t think Austin hardly slept that night because he was soo excited for Christmas morning. It didn’t matter that he knew every single thing he was getting it, he was still excited.

Christmas Morning was exciting. Kennadi wasn’t as into unwrapping presents as I thought she would be. She was more focused on breakfast, playing downstairs, or playing with Aunt Lindsey’s fun presents. Austin surprised me with a gift certificate to get a massage. All my subtle hints payed off! I also got clothes, a Costco membership, and all the necessities for a successful date night. Austin got clothes, he needed them desperately. Kennadi got a toys, toys, a portable dvd player, and more toys. My mom and dad also gave us a trip to Disneyland/San Diego. The travel bug has kicked in and I cannot wait until May when we go.

In addition to the usual Christmas festivities, we also did some fun activities leading up to Christmas. First off, Austin’s parents treated us to watch Frozen at the theater. It was Kennadi’s first experience in a movie theater and she loved it. She sat on Grandma’s or Aunt Lindsey’s lap the whole time and just enjoyed the whole show. For those that haven’t seen the movie yet, it is cute and I would recommend it. Next, we went sledding. Well, attempted to go sledding. We got Kennadi all dressed up and ready to go but she was Miss Grumpy pants because she didn’t get her morning nap. So we opted to do a couple of laps around the front yard on the sled and then go inside for naptime. She reminded me of Ralphie on A Christmas Story. She kept falling but couldn’t get up. Finally, we spent lots of time playing in grandma and grandpa’s basement. Their basement is like a kid’s paradise. They have a loft, a slide, a gazillion toys, and even more books. Kennadi tried to drag everyone down there at some point or another. She could have stayed down there the whole time if we would have let her.