The Long Road Home: Christmas 2013!

Monday, December 30, 2013

Christmas 2013!

We had a wonderful Christmas with Preston. Well, as good as it could be with just the three of us. :) Sure did miss having family around. We started some family traditions though starting on Christmas Eve and it was awesome!! We baked cookies together, we watched a family movie and ate fresh popped pop corm together, we played play dough, we read Christmas stories and wore our Christmas pjs, it was so special and so fun. We also started with our tradition of what kind of gifts we give Preston. We did a want gift, a need gift, a "share" gift, and a clothing gift. It worked out perfectly, and he had plenty. We really love this idea!

Kevin's Dad, Step Mom and sister are here visiting, and what a great visit it is! We love having family up here and are loving reconnecting and spending some quality time together. We're keeping it really easy paced and just enjoying each other. It's been phenomenal. His Grandpa and Nona/Grandma gave him some awesome gifts, including the hit of the year: a tool workbench. Oh my goodness, to say Preston is obsessed is an understatement! All we hear is, " tools, tools, tools, tools, tools, tools...." aaaaaaaallll day long, It is literally the first word out of his mouth when he wakes up, " TOOLS!". It's so awesome. He is quite the little thinker, and loves to figure things out.

We've also been painting and doing crafts and having a great relaxing time as a family with Kevin off of work. It's been wonderful I sure will be sad when he goes back to work this week. But very thankful he got so much time off for the holiday.

Here are some Christmas pictures!