As I was thinking about what to write for this post, I looked back on last year's Christmas (see here and here) and reflected on how different everything is now.
And I've decided that Christmas is way more fun with a little one...and I'm guessing it only gets better from here.
Thankfully, Justin had the weekend off, and we decided to keep things low-key. We went to the Children's Mass (and having never been before, we didn't realize how early we had to be in order to get a seat) and enjoyed a yummy Christmas Eve dinner (Cornish hens and asparagus, yum!) at home, just the three of us.
We dressed Lissie in her First Christmas pajamas and got everything ready for Santa to make his rounds.
The next morning, Lissie had a fun time checking out what Santa had put in her stocking:
The Lolos and Lola came over, and Lissie had a fabulous time opening up all of her presents.
The grandparents also opened their gifts from Lissie:
We enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch:
And spending quality time as a family:
All in all, it was the best First Christmas a baby could ask for! We truly are blessed.
Before:
After:
Do we really have to wait a year to do it again?!?
Of course, we still took time to remember the reason for the season. Happy birthday, Jesus! We love you:
