Merrrrrrrrrry Christmasssssss

Baby's First Christmas.
Not a care in the world. He has no idea what's even going on. He's not even old enough to be interested in the wrapping paper! Ryan was just fine being entertained by his Aunt Wendy right on top of the dining room table.

We gathered at Jeff's parents house this morning for breakfast. I will have to say that it was probably one of the more "tame" events. (It can get pretty ugly over a meal at the Norton's house). We hung around for a little while after Wendy and Shelley left. Then came back and exchanged gifts with Dylan.

Since Dylan can drive now, we got him gift cards for the local fast food establishments: Chipotle, Starbucks, McDonalds, Jack in the Box, Golden Spoon, Del Taco and In N Out. He should be set for a while. We reminded him that this was not to take the place of his lunch money, however, to be a resource for the nights that he wants to go "hang out". He was pretty excited.

Jeff and I did not exchange gifts this year. He and I are both very hard to shop for - and we typically just buy what we really want, anyways. It's almost been a blessing to be in a recession. I feel that for the first time in many years, Christmas was actually about "family" and focused on gifting to only the kids in the family.

There will be so much that will challenge us in the upcoming year. I just want to always remember this time.

Ho Ho Ho - - Merry Christmas