Christmas

This was our first Christmas as residents of Linn, and I must say that it was really nice not to have to travel this year. We usually have to spend part of Christmas Eve driving, but this year we just got to relax and have a really nice dinner with Neil's family.

We started a new tradition at our house on Christmas morning. This is the first time that Neil and I have actually woken up in our own house on Christmas (and of course, Paige's first too), so we thought it would be fun to have everyone over for breakfast. Plus, we believe that it is important for Paige to start out the morning here, and be able to open her presents, before we move on to grandma and grandpa's house. So, now we are going to do that every year! Woohoo!

Christmas was a lot of fun! Paige really enjoyed herself and everyone enjoyed here even more. She helped pass out presents at each house that we went to and helped to unwrap them too! A lot of the older kids were fascinated by Paige and loved hanging out with her, although she was even more fascinated by them and wanted to be involved in whatever they were doing. If Paige were able to sum up what she loves about Christmas, she would probably say; "There are lots of presents, cookies, crackers, and kids to play with...I love it all and can't wait till next year!