Justin grabbed our stockings and we opened those. I didn't take any pictures, but it wasn't anything too interesting. Santa gave Justin and I fun things like toothbrushes and deodorant. Jay got some bath toys, a little stuffed reindeer and a snowman straw sippy cup.
Jay was still distracted by the wagon and the car, so we let him play in those for a little while.
Jay would have stayed in the car all morning, but we had a lot of presents to open, so we had to get to that. Jay participated from his car for some of the present opening, but he eventually left the car and played with his new toys.
After presents, we had some cinnamon rolls for breakfast and played with Jay for a bit more. Then it was time for Jay's nap and we hung out around the house for a bit before we had to start getting things ready for the afternoon.
We hosted Christmas this year and Justin's family arrived for the celebration around noon. We had a yummy appetizer spread of jumbo shrimp (so good!), cheese, crackers and pepperoni, artichoke-spinach dip and cranberry horseradish bacon spread. We visited for a bit and then opened presents. Then it was time to eat dinner - beef rib roast, scalloped potatoes, green beans amandine and butternut squash soup. Dessert was Nanaimo bars and the Christmas cookies I made. This year, I made peanut butter blossoms, peppermint meltaways, salted caramel fudge drops and sugar cookies. Unfortunately, we didn't take many pictures Christmas afternoon, but here are a couple:
I missed seeing my family, but we did two Skype sessions, which worked real well. We'll have to do that more often!
Now, some pictures of our Christmas decor:
All in all, it was a great Christmas and we look forward to hosting again! Hopefully one of these years my family can come as well :)
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