CHRISTMAS 2012

  I've been really, really excited for Christmas this year. I mean, really excited. I guess having a kid helps to bring back the magic of Christmas. I couldn't wait for Jaelyn to wake up and see the lights from the Christmas tree and the shiny presents that lied beneath. I about peed my pants every time I'd think about it. I wanted a color theme this year and I loved how it turned out.

On Christmas Eve we read scriptures together and ended the night with the book, The Night Before Christmas. I read it pretty animatedly, so Jae thoroughly enjoyed it. There was something about the feeling that I got at that moment, as we sat there enjoying the illumination from the tree and watching Jaelyn. George put his arm around me and we basked in the spirit and the love that we had for each other as a family. We felt whole and at peace with our lives. That is how I want every Christmas to feel like, because that was a perfect night.  

After I put Jaelyn down and George and I went to bed, I waited for him to fall asleep. Then I snuck out and I put out the rest of the presents under the tree. I finally had a glimpse of what it felt like to be Santa! I loved the thought of being the person to put out the presents under the tree and set up the house for that glorious Christmas morning. I wanted to see the surprise on everyone's face as they saw the transformation from the night before to the morning of. I skillfully placed each present in a way to showcase its beauty. Each present was delicately wrapped to the best of my ability, and if I could toot my own horn, I would because for me, I did a pretty dang good job! I was one proud mama and wife that night. I slipped back into bed around 2AM and fell asleep. 

  That morning I woke up early to make George breakfast. I made some killer Mexicali Omelets (courtesy of my pops secret recipe) and waited for Jaelyn to wake up. 

  Well she finally did and she was one grumpy little girl. She was cutting a tooth so not much made her happy. But Merry Christmas Jaelyn, you have a new tooth!! That made tooth number four. She cut number three 2 days earlier. Poor thing. Aside from the let down of her being grumpy, she still enjoyed somewhat of the morning and enjoyed her new presents. She mostly wanted me to hold her, so I didn't get many pics. But I'll post what I did snap. We celebrated with George's family the day before and went over to my parents house later that day to open presents and celebrate. We had so much fun!