Christmas

As I said before, holidays are so much better with Jack. Christmas Eve was spent with Granny and Papa and they said it was the best holiday they had in years. It was pretty special for us too. Adam and I decided that it was important to have holiday time with just us, so Christmas morning is reserved for celebrating at home. Adam made breakfast while Jack posed with his favorite gift, Goodnight Gorilla. Later that morning, we headed to my parent's for more gifts(my Dad is a sucker for playing Santa) and a HUGE feast (my mom is sucker for holiday cooking). It was pure chaos, and pure joy.

Happy holidays...and birthday

This is my favorite time of the year! I love the hustle and bustle of downtown, crowded stores, busy airports, family gatherings and annual events. While the old traditions warm my heart, the new ones add excitement for the future of my own family. For the first time ever, we spent Thanksgiving in Oregon with Adam's dad, stepmon and his stepsister and her family. It was a wonderful trip. Bend is a pleasant town and the trip was very relaxing. We celebrated both the Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas (due to weather we are not sure if Clem and Robin will make it to Chico) and found time to do a little shopping. Upon return to Chico, we celebrated my birthday (the last year of my 20's...yikes!) Adam gave me a beautiful nativity scene sculpted by a Mexican artist and thanks to Granny and Papa we had a long over-due date night. As our tradition gos, the weekend following my birthday we bought and decorated our tree.

We began yet another new tradition this year: a holiday play with my parents, sibs and all the kids followed by dinner and much too long at the Tree Lot to get the best looking tree for the big house. This year's play was A Christmas Story and no one gets me in the holiday spirit quite like Ralphie! Adam and I have attended both company parties and are now looking forward to the big day. All the shopping is done and just one last gift to wrap....I sure hope Jack likes big empty boxes!