Our Family Christmas

We celebrated Christmas as a family the Saturday before Christmas this year. We knew we'd be out of town on Christmas (at my parents), so we wanted to have a special day just for our family. It was a great time to spend together, relax and just enjoy each others company. We baked a breakfast casserole and enjoyed watching Graham play with his new toys.

We kept it pretty simple this year. Eric & I always exchange gifts, however we usually do something practical. Eric needed a few new things to spruce up his wardrobe and I knew that I could use a few winter maternity clothing items. So, that's what we got for each other. Graham got a couple of 'fun' things, however we tried to keep them fairly practical. His bigger gift from us was his basketball hoop. We love that he can play with it now, however it will continue to grow with him for several years. He enjoys putting the ball in the basket and then clapping for himself! :) His daddy also had to buy him some golf clubs...but, we found those clearanced in the fall so it was a perfect addition to his presents.

Here are a few pictures....
Graham seeing the living room for the first time with the gifts.


Stockings all ready to go (Eric & I get candy for each other...Graham got a spoon & fork set & some goldfish....Sammy got a bag of cat treats & a new toy mouse!).

Checking out his new fork & spoon.

Noticing the basketball hoop for the first time!

Grandpa Armstrong sent money and asked us to buy something for Graham. We decided upon a tricycle. It is a bit too big for him now, however this summer he's going to be flying around on it. He loves to sit on it or push it around already...and both him & Sam love the tassels on the handlebars!

Playing golf with Daddy!