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Uncategorized | December 30, 2015

Christmas 2015

We had the BEST Christmas. Christmas with little kids is simply the most wonderful thing ever. For the past week Hudson has been waking up in the morning asking if it was Christmas yet….he was so dang excited. Too excited to even go to sleep on Christmas Eve. My husband had to pull the old “Santa was just on the roof but had to leave because you are still awake” trick in order to get him to sleep. And it worked like a charm. Noted.

We have learned to not put bows on any of Hudson’s presents. He’s all “nobody’s got time for that.”

Santa knocked the socks off of these two like nobody’s business.

This little lady had no clue what was happening, but she rolled with it.

The big hits of the day were this giant recycling truck and these remote controlled cars (one for Hudson and one for Daddy of course) and Violet the puppy and this tea set for Sadie. I’m dying over the tea set. It’s so stinkin’ cute. She obviously doesn’t know how to play with it but LOVES to clank the cups around…and big brother has been enjoying making tea too!

The kids and I made these little ornaments as a keepsake and as gifts for family….they turned out too cute. I still need to make a salt dough ornament out of Sadie’s handprint….it’s on my to do list for today! Also, side note, Hudson had an epic fit when he saw I made his handprint in to a reindeer and cut it out. He DOES NOT LIKE seeing it on the tree and is sure to remind me each morning of his unhappiness. #threenager

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!

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Comments

  1. Leah @ Everyday Love says

    December 30, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    I cannot handle the cuteness!

  2. hello erin says

    December 30, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    So fun! I'm loving the holidays with TWO!

  3. Courtney says

    December 30, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    It was the best Christmas ever here too!! So much fun!!! Violet the puppy has been a favorite of ours for years. I can sing every song….lol

  4. Tawnya Faust says

    December 30, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    Awe! This was such a fun age for Christmas! Glad you guys had a great time, I love the Santa's on the roof trick.. I have a feeling I'll be needing to use that next year 😉

  5. Courtney@PancakesandSparkles says

    December 30, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    Love those handmade ornaments of Hudsons hand and Sadies foot, such a great idea! Glad you had a great Christmas.

  6. Mackenzie Oakley says

    December 30, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    Leighton got Violet the Puppy, too! Love how you can program it with their names. Looks like it was a great Christmas!!

  7. Meg O. says

    January 4, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    Ahhh these pictures are ADORABLE! Glad you guys had such a fun Christmas. Christmas two is just so much darn fun!

  8. Hall Around Texas says

    January 6, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    "Santa's on the roof, but had to leave because you're still awake" – genius! I will have to remember that one. Looks like an amazing Christmas!!

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