A Little Bit of Christmas

Because there is so much to share about our Christmas this year, I will post several things this week with photos and such so you can enjoy! Hopefully our Aunt Juju will also post about her first Christmas at home also. I know she had a blast with the kids.

Instead of going to the Fort this year, we stayed at home and the Fort came to us...aka, the Marmie. It was different but magical with our baby boy. We missed all of our usual Fort Christmas company and especially our Juju and our Fab Four.

My heart was exploding with gratitude for the best gift ever...Henry Patton!

Daddy seemed pretty thankful too...he is in-love with this boy. It is so heartwarming, really.

Yes, we had on matching pjs. We are dorks who love to start traditions. I love our faces in this picture. Randall is like," Are you for real, we are dressed alike?". Henry is looking like, "Oh dear, these are my people...help!". And I am all a glow in the magic of the moment. So fun!

This is Henry's loot on Christmas morning. Santa, his Mama, Daddy, Marmie, Nana and Papa spent all day spoiling him rotten. He actually stayed awake until the last gift was opened. I was so tickled to see his eyes and to know he really did see Christmas for the first time.

Abby

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Kelley said…

What a wonderful Christmas gift! He is so precious!

December 29, 2009 at 8:25 AM

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