We didn't doddle this year putting things away. The day after Christmas was tinsel clean-up day. It's the next best feeling to dragging everything out. While I really love all the glitter and snowmen, the OCD in me knows that mantle has four weeks of dust built up around all those figurines. It's easier just to take them all down to give the house a good scrub down. It was nice to sit down in a clean, put-together home last night. I love having our house full of family, but I also love the quiet with my sweet husband and sleeping baby.
It was a great Christmas this year. We had such a blast taking Emma to the holiday parties, and to ride the Chrismas trains around town, and visiting Santa Claus. We even heard her say "wow" and "cool" a few times after ripping open gifts in her sweet little Emma voice. So. In. Love.
We had our annual neighborhood Christmas party with our "hoodie" friends. My girlfriends and I decided to make things easy on ourselves and just run off to a restaurant by ourselves for our gift exchange. We then hosted our annual family Christmas party with my side of the tree over the weekend. This year Brett's parents and brother, Matt, joined in on the fun. Lots of homemade pizza, goodies, games, and gifts! Brett's family stayed through Christmas morning, and then that evening we joined the rest of the Gordon clan in Louisburg for a beautiful Christmas dinner. We missed out on a few parties last week due to Emma's cold and a big snow that kept Brett at work, but we were able to appreciate the festivities that we were well enough to attend!
My Christmas favorites? Opening up hand-made gifts from my sweet girlfriend and mama, spending time with our families, watching Emma get all excited and run off and play with each toy as it was opened, and minute-to-win-it pantyhose party games in our basement. Here are a few pictures of our fun! I'm waiting on the good photos from Brett's brother.
P.S. Emma no longer will sit still or make eye contact for pictures..
This girl loves to color.
Union Station
First time "playing" in the snow. Not a fan.
Our hoodie friends ;)
Family Christmas Party
Place two rows of water bottles. Put tennis ball in pantyhose. Put pantyhose on head. Swing head without using hands and race to knock down your row of bottles first. I love my silly family!
Christmas morning.
Emma loves her uncle Matt!
Gordon Christmas Dinner
Enjoying the loot!
So pretty!
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