Christmas 2014

When you are pregnant and can't sleep one of the things the baby books suggest is to think about your baby and what it will be like when she is born.  I always pictured Christmas...Alexis in a cute Christmas outfit, the tree, family around.  This Christmas was very close to how I pictured it...well except for the several hour break we had to take on Christmas day to feed and take care of Alexis:)  Here are some of the highlights....

Our Christmas card only took three hours to take the picture of the three of us...feeding, taking a bath, getting Alexis to calm down....wonder how long it will take us next year when she is one. 

She does look cute in the white hair bow

 

 

My mom (Nana) and Alexis

 

I love decorating for Christmas.  In the past we always decorated Lake Arrowhead and usually decorated our other home.  After consolidating to one home we have a lot of decorations...including two trees. 

 

Christmas tree in our living room

 Christmas tree in the family room with our new stockings

 

Christmas Eve

 

 Danielle and Alexis.  Alexis is in her Christmas Eve outfit

 

My family has a budget and like to get as many gifts as we can for each other within the budget.  After two hours of opening gifts...we take turns opening them one at a time....we took a three hour "Alexis"  break.  We resumed our gift opening later in the day.  Here are some pictures from the day...

 

Christmas Day

Jessica & Allen enjoying our gifts on Christmas

 



Allen & Alexis

 



Danielle & Alexis

 

Alexis sleeping while we opened our Christmas gifts

 

Monkey enjoying the fire

 Mom and Trevor on Christmas...with all the gifts around them

 

 Our gifts...such a great day

 

 

Alexis in her Christmas outfit and super cute hat from the Murphy's

 

Alexis taking a quick nap during the day.  Opening gifts can be so much work:)

Allen & Trevor enjoying a cigar and pipe on our back balcony

 

Allen & Trevor playing video games