Since it's been awhile since I've posted anything on the blog, I'm going to do a wrap-up of the last couple of holidays that I haven't blogged about. I really want to document every special occasion of our lives so I can reminisce in a few years as I read my past blog posts. So, here it goes...
Christmas
This Christmas was such a special one. It was the first Christmas in our new home. James was older and really started to understand the traditions of Christmas. Mainly the tradition of Santa Claus and that he was going to be getting toys and books on Christmas day. The whole month of December, we tried to do activities that were Christmas-related so that he would understand.
My parents came to visit the day before Christmas Eve. James was so excited that they were here! On Christmas Eve, KoKo came over and we all had a great dinner with beef tenderloin, potatoes, and pecan pie! This is definitely a tradition I would like to continue every year. It was delicious!
On Christmas morning when James woke up, he was so excited to see what Santa had brought him. Santa really out did himself this year and spoiled James completely.
James loved everything! He was so excited looking at everything. He would "ooh" and "ahh" at it all! He got right in his new car and checked it out. What he found (much to our surprise) was that the car had a radio in it. He loved to turn it up and dance to whatever song was playing. Hopefully, that isn't a sign of what's to come in about 14 years.
I'm going to have to have a discussion with Santa about not giving James nicer stuff than what his dad and I have :)
He started driving the car in the house that morning but didn't really understand the idea of steering. It was hilarious!
Later, we took the car outside for a test drive. We laughed so hard as he tried to figure out how to push the pedal and steer! We worked on our technique in the coming months.
Then, months went by. Tax season was in full-swing and my belly grew by an inch every day.
Easter came upon us. We didn't have a lot of plans for Easter since we did not know if Baby Girl would make her debut before Easter. She decided to stay put for a little while longer. In the mean time, James hunted Easter eggs and we prepared for the birth of our second and last child.
James loved hunting for eggs. We just hid them in our backyard and he had a blast! He would get so excited every time he would find one. So much joy!
Love the look on his face here...
Found another one!
Afterwards, he opened them to find some had some surprises in them. Mommy was surprised to find that some had candy in them from last Easter. Did not notice before hiding them. Next, year, we will just buy all new eggs. Ooops.
On Easter morning he woke up to find that the Easter bunny left a trail of Easter eggs leading from his room to his Easter basket. He love it! He was so excited about his basket!
Of course, he found more candy in the eggs and was eating chocolate before 7:00 a.m.
He put on his new sunglasses that the Easter Bunny brought him and wore them all day! Even to Cracker Barrel where we went with KoKo for Easter brunch. Judge all you want but I was not about to cook or clean since I was 9 months pregnant and Lydia could come any day now!
This sums up the day. Happy 2 year old after loads of candy and pancakes with syrup. Sugar overload makes a happy toddler!
I really enjoyed the last holidays as a family of three. I tried to soak up every minute and memory that I could. Some moments weren't as good as others since I was very pregnant towards the end. However, I will never forget these last celebrations with James as an only child. He's the one who made me a Mommy. I love him more and more everyday.
Now that Baby Lydia has arrived (blog post coming soon), we are looking forward to the next chapter in our lives. We can't wait to celebrate every holiday from here on out with both of our children. Every moment is precious.
The days are long but the years are short.
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