Christmas for us was a bit different than it has been in the past. It was the FIRST year that Pete or I have not traveled (as in first year EVER ... even before we knew each other!?)
On Christmas Eve we decided to try and bake some cookies so we would have them to leave for Santa. (The whole having a baby thing kind of put a kink in the schedule of us getting the cookies baked earlier ... ha!) So we got ready for bed and waited for the dough to be chilled and then we got started. I was very excited for the kids to have their matching pajamas this year. Since we got the pajamas (thanks Nana!) before we were even pregnant, Kenzie didn't have a set to match but no worries because next year we will have 3 sets of matching PJs for sure! Kylee and Ryland looked too cute in their plaid pajamas and they were getting very excited about Santa coming later.
After making the cookies, Kylee, Ryland, and Pete sat down for a snack and Frosty the Snowman! Frosty quickly turned into the kids' favorite holiday movie this year. They preferred the classic Frosty but did enjoy watching the new (although somewhat strange) version too!
Then it was time for bed. Here is where Kylee's excitement for Santa changed. Notice the picture of her hanging her stocking? Yep, she is in the hallway because she realized that if she put the stocking in her room for Santa to fill that that would mean this strange man would be coming into her room at night when she was sleeping. She was NOT okay with this!? Of course it sounded pretty amusing to us but when we thought about it, I guess it could be a freaky thought for a toddler. SO, we let her "hang" her stocking in the hallway. (Notice that Ryland had no problem taking his stocking into his room!) Well before going to bed, Kylee decided that even the hallway was a little too close to her room so I convinced her that I would put the stockings in our bedroom and Santa would fill them in there and leave them there for her to find in the morning. This worked out well for two reasons. Reason 1, Kylee was okay with this and was able to sleep at night. Reason 2, we didn't have to try and sneak in her room to get her stocking and then sneak back in to put it there without her waking up. I think I will actually be okay with this new little "tradition" as it will make things much easier for Santa and Mrs. Claus each year. Ha! : )
Christmas morning came and it turned out that Ryland and I had to go into Kylee's room to wake her up. Pete had gone in to lay down with Kylee in the middle of the night (maybe she was still nervous about Santa being in the house) and he ended up falling asleep. Well when Ryland woke up I got him to sit in our bed with me and watch Sid ... for a little bit! Yep there was no keeping him in our bedroom ... he was way to awake to want to just sit and watch tv on our bed. So, we went and woke up Kylee and Pete so we could go downstairs and see if Santa had in fact visited out house. Lucky for the kids ... he did!
Kenzie's first Christmas proved to be pretty low key. She enjoyed sleeping most of the day and woke up for an occasional meal. : )
Ryland was obsessed with the new train table! He would literally tune everything else out when he was walking the trains on the track. It was awesome to watch how much he was loving it ... and he had such determination to make sure he was doing everything right. : )
Ryland was obsessed with the new train table! He would literally tune everything else out when he was walking the trains on the track. It was awesome to watch how much he was loving it ... and he had such determination to make sure he was doing everything right. : )
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