Our 1st Christmas at Home

This was our 1st Christmas at home! We went to bed in our beds on Christmas Eve and woke up in them on Christmas morning for the very first time! It was awesome! We decided last year that was the last Christmas that we split my parents and Jason's parents on Christmas day driving in the car three hours to the other house. It is not fair to our children o be in the car that long on Christmas day when they want to be playing with their toys! So Christmas morning at our house was fantastic! Jason and I were up super early and showered before either of the kids woke up. We were too excited to sleep! Landon was up first and he ate and played for a long time before we decided to wake up McKenzie at 8:30. Of all days to sleep in! She was so excited when she came out of her bedroom and looked over into the living room and saw her triple stroller! That is all she wanted to do was play with that! We took a break from opening presents that was a very slow process. McKenzie wanted to stop and play with everything she or Landon got instead of opening everything first. So, we stopped half way through and went to church! The service was excellent with wonderful Christmas music! We came home and finished opening presents and then later on that evening we headed to Madison for a delicious turkey dinner! Here is McKenzie with red ink all over her hands after she made her Christmas card for Daddy!

We got an extra special surprise on Christmas Eve....the Backus Family Caroling! It was amazing!

Then we opened up one gift each!

Daddy opened up cards from McKenzie and Landon that McKenzie put in a box and then wrapped all by herself!

McKenzie got a duck humidifier!

Setting out cookies for Santa

All ready for Santa!

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

We had a candy tree this year! It was awesome!

Santa came and ate the cookies, drank the milk, and even left a note!

Landon playing waiting for McKenzie to wake up!

Sleepy girl...wake up...Santa came!

Looking over the see what Santa brought!

Christmas Morning at home!

Stockings first!

Even Baxter...dressed like Santa!

My Working Elves

Tuesday, Boppa and Bom flew in from NY! I picked them up at the airport and then they stayed with us until Thursday morning. Steve came up Wednesday night and spent the night and they rode to Mom's house with him. It is always so much fun to have them at our house. It is never long enough. Our visits go by way to quickly. However, as long as I had all those elves at my house, I put them all to work frosting cookies! Many hands really do make light work. My cookies were frosted and decorated in no time at all! Landon and his namesake...Landon Jay and Boppa Jay

Bom with MG

Bom and Landon

Check out these hands...

Such happy little elves!

Craig Elf and Steve Elf

Look at this cookie! So much fun!

Me and my girl! She ate more than she frosted!

One Messy Kitchen

Tonight, we made cut out cookies! McKenzie loves to do this just as much as I do! However, this is the first year that Landon is in on the Christmas cookie making! He just looked all around and watched our every move. Next year, he will be right in the middle of all the flour action! The only thing more fun to do with MG is frost and decorate! I can't wait for that mess tomorrow! So hard at work!

Telling Landon all about it!

Christmas in Young Harris

From Granny and Granddaddy's house on Friday, we traveled north to Young Harris for Christmas with Jason's family. We spent Friday night there. When Jason's parents came to our house last weekend, they brought this giant present for McKenzie and Landon. McKenzie was so excited that it was bigger than her! It was a new wagon with a top and seats!

MG in the wagon!

We made this stool for Grandma and Papa for their bathroom for Christmas. It turned out super cute!

Great Grandma and Landon

Jason's family

MG so excited to open presents!

Now MG is opening LJ's stuff!