Twice as Fun Christmas

Christmas was a little different for us this year. We were so excited to celebrate with our girls, but it was weird at the same time to adjust some of our traditions due to the girls being so young. Nevertheless, we had fun starting some new traditions, and opening presents was more fun too even though the girls didn't open any and didn't really understand what was happening. It was just fun buying for them and wrapping for them. However, I did miss going to see a light festival, and going to TUTS for the Christmas play. Oh well there is always next year.

One of the new traditions we started was taking the girls to see Santa for the first time. I'm excited to see how their Santa pictures change over the years. This year we actually took their picture at our Vets. That's right our vet has Santa come to take pictures with all the dogs and cats. We took Dasher and the girls and got really great pictures for free!!

Hadley, Dasher and Hailey with Santa

Hadley and Hailey checking out Santa

Since we would be gone on actual Christmas we celebrated early on the 16th at home just the 4...I mean 5 (if you count Dasher) of us. Of course Santa was more than happy to bring the girls their presents early since they were sooo good this year (hey it was only 3 months) and it meant one less stop for him on Christmas Eve and he would have more time to get to all the other little kid's houses ;)

Hadley and Hailey so excited Santa came and ready to open their presents

Yum, Mom Santa uses yummy ribbon on his presents (Hadley)

Oh...How fun! (Hailey)

Hailey was very interested in all her presents

Hadley was not as impressed with opening presents.

Dasher with his presents

You're a mean one Mr. Grinch and Dasher will not let you steal Christmas.

 We had a lot of fun this Christmas, and look forward to many more. As the girls grow we hope to add lots of fun new traditions as well as share with them the traditions we have already started for our family. One of our traditions is to do some thing "Grinchy" every year. We started this the first year we were married when we went to the "ICE" exhibit at the Gaylord Texan and it was Grinch themed. Then the next year the Christmas play at TUTS was "The Grinch". So naturally our third year of marriage (last year) we had to keep the tradition going by buying and watching the animated movie while making gingerbread houses fit for Whoville.  This year Dasher got the Grinchiness with his Grinch themed presents. We also buy a Grinch ornament every year to hang on the tree, and read the girls "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for the first time.

We hope you had a very blessed Christmas season!

My First Christmas...Hailey (left) and Hadley (right)

Hadley and Hailey with their puppy