christmas eve. there’s something so wonderful about those hours when the kids have gone to bed, you set up the presents, and everything looks so magical before the chaos ensues.
would you believe it if i told you parker was the last one up? by 7:30 william was busting from his seams so i had to wake up parker! even nathaniel and jordan were already up (or maybe had never gone to bed the night before? one can never be sure with them…)
this
is already a big hit. it’s cute, well made, and requires imagination. and his blue shoes? he didn’t take them off all day. even for his nap. they make him very, very, very fast.
is already a big hit. it’s cute, well made, and requires imagination. and his blue shoes? he didn’t take them off all day. even for his nap. they make him very, very, very fast.
if you’ve been reading long enough, you’ll know that steve actually gave me this exact staub dutch oven two years ago. at the time, we were feeling a little strapped financially and i ended up returning it. shame on me! but this one’s staying here and i cannot wait to cook stews and chills in it all winter long. my favorite kind of food. also, i may just paint my entire home that color gray.
boys and their airsoft guns. learning to embrace gun-play is a newer concept for me having only grown up with sisters. also, the giant gandalf was a gift from nathaniel to jordan. 
nathaniel got parker this nerf axe thing and he is obsessed with it.
spent two days straight in pajamas. two days straight. it was glorious.
christmas tree glasses from the dollar spot at target, of course.
hanging out in parker’s newest present, a teepee i snagged at a huge discount on zulily months ago! yes, we’ve joined the teepee masses. i couldn’t help myself.
this christmas might’ve been my very favorite and i really mean that. i don’t know why, or what exactly made it that way, but i do know that it was such a good day. on christmas eve, we watched it’s a wonderful life and i enjoy that movie more every year. is there a theme more perfect than the one in that movie? nothing goes right for george bailey. strike out, after strike out, and yet in the end, it’s all about the love. it’s a good reminder. i looked over at steve during that last scene and, like every year, his eyes are filled with tears. i love that about him. he’s a keeper.
the kids all headed up and we set up the presents. there were some really good presents under the tree this year that i knew the recipients would be excited about and i couldn’t wait to give them out. by 8 am, everyone was sitting around one another, opening presents one by one. snow boots, and new jackets, and robes, and some shoes, make up and jewelry… everyone had something to be excited about.
after the presents we ate french toast bagels and an apple egg pancake and then in the afternoon we had this sandwich. both the breakfast and the lunch are becoming tradition and steve is a serious keeper-of-the-traditions. steve kept the fire going all day and all seven of us watched a movie around it in the afternoon. we never took off our pajamas (christmas day or the next). we laid around, read books (william got me bread & wine
and i am quickly discovering that food writing is my absolute favorite writing of all), played games (taboo! the newest game addition), hung out. that night steve and i cheered over prosecco.
and i am quickly discovering that food writing is my absolute favorite writing of all), played games (taboo! the newest game addition), hung out. that night steve and i cheered over prosecco.
it was a really good day.
Sounds like the perfect Christmas to me too! Love it all!!
Merry Christmas, blog friend. : )
How'd the mascara go over?
it went over VERY well. merry christmas!
What a wonderful day! I can't wait for the Christmas where we aren't driving to and fro. I've been in my jammies for the last two days, so I guess I made up for it lol.
most of my christmases were spent having to go places so i'm really relishing these pajamas-all-day kind!
Beautiful pictures of your Christmas….sounds like a magical day had by all…the best kind, right?! With family and nothing to do but enjoy each other and be thankful for what you have been blessed with! Love the picture of Parker and his nerf axe and the expressions on Steve and Lindsay's faces….like please don't swing that thing, ha!
ha, i know. hands up ready to defend themselves!!
Sounds and looks lovely! Merry Christmas!
Where did you get those pajama pants?! So cozy!
old navy!
Love love it all! Such a fabulous Christmas :).
staub!! stoked for you – it's addictive!! and now, all i cook with!! (in grey, too, natch.)
xoxo
i bet. my other dutch oven was tiny, like half the size of this one, but i love cooking in them so much i'd jam it all in. no more! (that grey is the greatest grey ever. i clearly have a thing for it–rugs and pillows are around the house in that color too!)
The sounds so magical! I love reading about how other families celebrate…even though it is similar all around. It is just so fun to read!
And the nerd ax…my younger brother bought the same one for my 3 year old last year and it was scary! He fell in love to quickly with it…but I find myself trying to hid it every other day. haha!
yes. i think this one will be slowly disappearing over time– every few minutes i hear "no parker!" as he whams someone else with it.
Looks like you all had a very merry Christmas. 🙂
Sounds like a Christmas full of love. The most important thing there is! 🙂
Two days spent in pajamas sounds like a brilliant idea! I foolishly ran errands the day after Christmas, but will need to remedy that for next year.
Merry Christmas, Hunts! (a few days late) Love this post and the idea of being in jammies all day, for 2 days. Sounds like it was a wonderfully low key Christmas, as it should be.
i'm having trouble commenting on blogger comments, so if you get this comment 3 times, i'm sorry! 🙂 looks like an amazing christmas! how did L like her makeup?
she LOVED it. mascara and blush erryday.
(only got this comment once- hurrah!)
yay!
Love that teepee and fur rug! Glad you got your dutch oven 🙂
What is that lovely gray??? Do tell!
smoke embers by ben moore- it's great!
Thanks! It looks beautiful!
i cried watching It's a Wonderful Life too. ugly cried, actually. not just tasteful tears. but it really IS wonderful, isn't it?
Do you know what brand the tee pee is?
dexter!
Where is Lindsey's onesie from? I've been looking for footie pjs for my girls, who are Lindsey's age
target!