This was our first Christmas to be just the three of us on Christmas morning. We had stayed up so late the night before that Ava stayed asleep in her bed until 7am which is pretty late for her so as soon as I heard her calling me I hurried and got up and turned on our traditional Christmas wake up music, Silent Night sung by Bing Crosby. I went and got her out of her bed and first we stopped off to see if Santa had found the cookies and milk we left out for him. Then we all headed to the living room to see what Santa had left. Ava loved the stockings once she got it figured out although candy was one of the first things she pulled out and that was her favorite part. She got some playdough, a book about using the big girl potty, an owl purse with a coin purse, a kitty cat necklace and some lip balm in it and some candy. Santa did great on my stocking- Starbucks gift cards, iTunes gift card and a gift card for a massage along with some candy. Justin got candy and iTunes. When we started opening presents, Ava would hold onto her candy with one hand while she tore open her present with the other hand. She got puzzles, magnets, an American Girl baby doll and accessories including adorable PJ’s that match her babies and a sweet crib for her baby that her daddy repainted for her. Our new couch and chair were our big Christmas this year and I’m so thrilled to have them, the old red couch was about 10 years old and was covered in baby spit up, drool and food stains and was very ready to be retired! And I love that the new couch is big enough for all 3 of us to cozy up and take a nap on. After we opened gifts I went to the kitchen to get our new traditional Christmas morning breakfast prepared, biscuits and chocolate gravy. Chocolate gravy is a family recipe that actually comes from my dad’s mom and my Papa’s mom. This year when I was trying to decide what our traditional Christmas morning breakfast was going to be I knew I wanted to keep it something simple so I wouldn’t be stressing on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning about getting it done in time and I also wanted it to be a family recipe so chocolate gravy came to mind. It didn’t turn out quite as thick as it should have been, it was more like chocolate syrup but it still tasted really yummy.
After breakfast we loaded up and headed to Nana and Pop’s house to do our little Christmas with them and Natalie and the boys. The kids had a blast tearing into the many presents Nana and Pop had for them. The boys got all kinds of cars, tracks, games and legos. Ava got some kitty cat PJ’s, a walking, purring, meowing kitty cat which she is still a little unsure of but I’m sure she’ll warm up to her soon, dress up kitty and puppy bath toys, a snow globe, a high chair for her baby dolls and Skippyjon Jones book. After we cleaned up we all went to Grandmother and Papa’s for a Christmas feast! Ava and I even got in a cozy Christmas nap. Lila, Laney and Ava helped make, bake and decorate a birthday cake for Jesus and then we all sang Happy Birthday to our risen king, a favorite tradition from childhood! We had a lot of debate about which candle to use and in the end went with 0 for eternity.
Our Christmas continued into the next day when we met Grandma and Grandpa for breakfast. After breakfast we headed back to our house so they could give Ava her last gift, an art easel, which she loved! It is big enough that she can use it for years to come and adjustable to her height. I can see many beautiful works of art coming out of that gift. After that we said our goodbyes as they headed back to Houston.
It was a wonderful Christmas and my favorite part has been all the time we’ve gotten to share with the ones we love celebrating the one who loves us more than we can fathom!
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