Christmas has come and gone and it was everything I hoped that it would be. Christmas Eve was such a beautiful day and since everyone had to work the early part of the day I decided to make the most of the afternoon with my children. I set up a blanket outside for me and Jillian while Jaxon pretended his wagon was a choo-choo train picking up his passengers (his stuffed animals). We listened to Christmas music through my car stereo to help keep the spirit flowing and we had so much fun. Christmas Eve is traditionally spent with our friends the O'tools but since Jillian tends to be a bit fussy at night and I wanted to be able to relax, we decided to keep it simple and spend the evening at home.
Christmas morning, the anticipation of seeing Jaxons face was killing me so at about 7am I started "coughing" loudly outside his bedroom door to wake him up. The first thing he went to, slowly, was his Big Wheel. I think Jason was more eager to see him take off on it then Jaxon was ready for, but within a few minutes Jaxon was spinning around the living room. He barely fits it, but he manages nicely. While we opened the rest of the gifts I surprised Jaxon with a nice cup of warm cocoa (his first ever), after every sip he would lick his lips ten times. I think that meant he liked it(; We finished up the morning with Nana's traditional Christmas Breakfast!
Finally, Jillian's Christmas present to all of us was that she was almost abnormally serene ALL DAY LONG!! Never a peep out of her mouth that wasn't a happy coo.
I hope all of you have just as wonderful memories to walk away with from this Christmas as I do. It's been a tough 2008 for I think everyone and so I pray for all of you to have a strong and prosperous 2009!