Christmas 2015: Brandt's 1st, Felicity's 3rd, and Avaree's 7th!

I know i'm very, very behind, and very, very out-of-order, but I am not going to leave out Christmas!! We were sick for most of December, so we tried to cram a couple of Christmas-y activities in when we could the week before Christmas! Between Daddy's work on that Tuesday before Christmas and Christmas Eve rehearsal that night, we ate a quick dinner at home, drove through Starbucks for hot chocolate, and went looking for some Christmas lights. It was pretty much an epic fail, but we tried. Felicity was super grumpy, Brandt fell asleep (not good for bedtime), and Avaree was upset because we drove around for 20-30 minutes before we found any significant lights! Oh, and Felicity spilled her hot chocolate all over herself and the backseat! HA! BUT WE TRIED! :) We eventually found an amazing neighborhood in DWG, and everyone loved the lights. We'll try again next year!

My babies on Christmas Eve!

Pretty babies.

Gigi and G-Pops came over on Christmas Eve morning, and we had a great time!! (I will have a separate post just on that, but here are a few!)

Merry Christmas Eve! Felicity was not in the mood to smile, but she got over that once she saw her presents! ;) Brandt decided that he likes Christmas! 

Brandon gave me a very special gift early!!! I was BEYOND excited. He listened and he gave me a very thoughtful gift that i LOVED! :)

Daddy went to church and the babies took naps after Gigi and G-Pops left, and then we all got ready to head to church for the family-friendly Christmas Eve service.

Avaree wanted pictures with Mommy while the babies slept. 

Our family Christmas Eve picture! Don't the babies look thrilled? 

(A full Christmas Eve post coming up next!)

My babies on Christmas morning! We had to wake our resident six year-old at 8am! ;)

Felicity was a happy girl on Christmas morning!

We cuddled while Brandt got his bottle before we started our festivities!

The girls were so excited for their stockings!!! Brandt wasn't sure what was going on yet!

Both girls got some fingernail polish!

Daddy opened brother's for him!

:) These girls are so easy to please!

Brandt was pretty unimpressed!

…until he saw his Daniel Tiger book!

He read it...

Sister loved opening her stocking!

…and continued to read it for at least 20 minutes! Sweet boy! 

Daddy got some candy!

…and a movie gift card!

Big sis got some chapstick!

Everyone got a new hat for winter!

Sweet little owl!

Avaree loved her Minnie hat!

Sweet girls!

Avaree with her presents (she wore her hat the rest of the morning)!! 

 Opening her books!

 Opening her princesses!

 The joint toy that has been the best investment!!! 

 …and, of course, Brandt loves balls! ;)

 Magna-tiles for the win!

Brandt was really in to opening his present!

Trying to figure out what it is...

He was so excited when he saw the picture! This was his only gift, but he loved it!

Avaree loved handing out the presents from under the tree!

Felicity wanted a picture with her baby doll! :)

After opening, we enjoyed a low key morning of playing and watching the Disney parade! Mommy and Daddy drank coffee, and everyone played and relaxed. It was wonderful!

We stayed in our jammies ALL DAY! It was glorious!

That night we made our birthday cake for Jesus!

Brandt was all played out by 7pm, and he decided he liked Christmas!

A sweet boy all snuggled up with his puppy ready for sweet sleep on his first Christmas!

The next morning we had another wonderful family day! We went out to run some errands, and these two couldn't stop reading their new books! :) 

Much more Christmas fun to document, but our low key little family Christmas was quite the treat for us. We loved having a full day to play at home in our jammies! :)  Most of all, we are thankful for Jesus!  Merry Christmas, in February! ;)