Christmas 2012

Christmas is a great time of year, and it is Jackie’s favorite! Early in the Christmas season the “Elf on a Shelf” came to play around our house. Its a great way to warm-up to the holidays by arranging him on, in, and around certain things throughout our home.


This Christmas we had a great time with family and friends! Just like every holiday there are many things to do. We first went down for a Christmas morning celebration with my family on December 24, 2012. My sister was kind enough to host a Christmas brunch for the whole family!

Much like Thanksgiving, Owen was the star of the show! Jackie and I were very excited to give Owen his gifts!

It was a great morning with the family and everyone had a great time. Jackie and I had to leave a little early, because we had to setup Christmas Eve dinner for her family. This was an important dinner, because it was the first dinner we would be hosting at our new house!

The dinner was amazing and Jackie did a great job with the food and the decorations. It was a great evening that was going to lead into a great day of Christmas fun!

Merry Christmas! It was finally Christmas day. Jackie and I decided to spend the night at her parents house so that we wouldn't have to wake up early and drive over there. Jackie’s whole family came to her parents house to celebrate the Christmas season.

It was a wonderful day. I want to stress day, because it took us almost the entire day to open presents. This is also because you are not allowed to simply rip through all of your presents instantly. Each person get a turn to open on present at a time. It takes a little bit longer, but it is a much nicer way to go about opening gifts. Lets not forget, if Jackie gets clothes she has to try them on before we can move on.

It was a wonderful day full of family, food, and gifts.