We had such a great Christmas! It was just us on Christmas Eve, and it really was a fun day together. Dustin only had to work for a few hours in the morning, and then we ran a few last minute errands and finished up some Christmas preparations. It was fun and so relaxing.
That afternoon the kids and I made sugar cookies for Santa, which we all LOVE making and eating. Kennedy especially loves to help, and wear her apron and taste everything. Hudson started out really excited to help and was being good and very cute, but he got bored quickly and soon was making messes and terrorizing the house.

Based on his behavior on Christmas Eve, it really is a wonder Santa brought him anything...he knocked down a few of the little trees a couple of times, tried to open some presents several times, and pretty much tried to ruin our traditional fancy Christmas Eve dinner of crab legs and cheddar garlic biscuits....ughh...two-year-olds. Whatcha gonna do??
Kennedy and I love to have fancy dinners and use the nice dishes, eat in the dining room, and light candles. Dustin is good to put up with it, and Hudson does his best to not cooperate at all...

That night the kids got to open thier new jammies and we read Christmas stories together before tucking them in.
Kennedy was so excited, but still was asleep really quickly and didn't get up until almost 8 o'clock...I love that girl! We were so grateful for her not waking up at, like, 4 am like I always tried to...
Here is Hudson with his loot. You'd never know what a nightmare he is most of the time...apparently Santa is a sucker for that little smile, as well...

And here is Kennedy with her haul. She was such a good girl this year, and this proves it! She was so excited about her American Girl doll and the beautiful horse to go with it. She was so much fun for Christmas this year!
We had a great Christmas Day, we didn't get out of our jammies at all! We relaxed, watched some of our new movies, and drank hot chocolate and ate home-made cinnamon rolls, thank you Dustin. Dustin did go out to push snow in his new coveralls, that was it. It was awesome!
Since Dustin and I are going on a fun trip to Grenada and the Dominican Republic in February, we had decided on no presents for us. He broke his rule and got me amazing Ugg slippers and the cutest new swimming suit. He knew exactly what I wanted, thanks Dustin! Enjoy those new covies...I really don't know that they count for a present. I found his old pair today in the wash, and I'm pretty much ashamed at how hammered they got before he asked for a new pair. What a selfless guy.