We had a great Christmas with both sides of our family. It was so nice to take a break from the business of life and just enjoy our time with everyone. Landon did well in the car on our way to Iowa and back and slept for a good part of the time. It was nice spending time with my family. On Christmas Eve we had a nice meal, read the Christmas story, then my dad brought out his guitar, we sang songs, and opened our one gift of new pajamas. Christmas day we slept til 8:00 - a lot later than a few years ago ;) and opened presents. It's funny how Christmas changes so much. I really didn't care if I got a thing. It was a lot more fun to watch my niece and nephew open their gifts.
I didn't really get any good pictures of Landon's first Christmas, hopefully others did so I can steal some of theirs! Seth surprised me with a Vitamix Blender which I am very excited about! This thing is two horsepower and can blend anything without skipping a beat. I'll have to share new recipes I'm trying in it.
Landon got a little basketball hoop which he loves, a new front tooth (yes, on Christmas day), clothes, toys, and a new teddy bear from his brother, Samuel. Seth and I decided to start a little tradition of giving a teddy bear "from Samuel" to each of our children on their first Christmas.
We did miss our little Samuel this Christmas. I couldn't help but think about how much fun he would have had this year from the excitement of everything. How he would have probably helped his little brother open up his gifts and would start getting to the age where he could play and talk with his many cousins.
This past weekend we celebrated Christmas with Seth's side. Like I posted on Saturday, it was 72 degrees, beautiful weather! That is one thing I like about Tulsa, you get those days every once in a while even in January. We had Shawna, Rex, and family at our house. At one point while they were here, Miles, Landon's cousin was enjoying jumping off this rider toy over and over. He is one fearless little boy.
2 comments:
I love the teddy bear idea! I'm so sorry that you have to miss your Samuel instead of enjoying him. I can't wait until the day when we can all enjoy your sweet little boy in Heaven! I just really think we will get to do things like that. It will be part of the joy of Heaven.
i have a vitamix too and don't use it enough. post your recipes that you like. when cambria starts on solids i want to make her food in there.
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