our last christmas without a little king -- it's crazy to think that this time next year we will celebrating the holidays with a little one in tow! this year was busier than most, even though we couldn't make the trip out of state to visit family in ohio. we did enjoy a mini ohio christmas when we got to open our care packages full of christmas gifts from matt's family just before the holiday (thanks, everyone!!!). but between my crazy work schedule and prenatal appointments there was very little time to sit back, relax and enjoy the festivities surrounding christmas. matt and i ended up doing *all* our christmas shopping on december 23rd (not recommended). this was successful in that we got all the gifts we were looking for, but painful for someone used to being on a night schedule, who's not used to dealing with traffic, and who is now pregnant and requires food on a much more frequent basis. fortunately, i have a wonderfully amazing and supportive husband, who helped to keep me calm and fed :)
the actual celebrations were limited for us this year, since i was scheduled to work christmas night which meant that we couldn't celebrate with family that day. we celebrated with my immediate family on christmas eve and enjoyed the christmas service, dinner, gift opening and scavenger hunts for the kids that have come to be just as much a part of christmas tradition in our family as "a charlie brown christmas."
our house all decked-out for the holidays :)
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