This year we decided to have a laid back Christmas and stay home. We didn't go to Vancouver to see my parents like we often do. We wanted to wake up in our own beds, with our kids in their own room and just relax. It's been a really stressful semester and we wanted some quiet family time. We have been very happy with our decision.
Cole's favourite family Christmas tradition is the Christmas Eve Smörgåsbord. So we had a table full of appetizers and this served as the main Christmas celebration. We had a selection of cold appetizers (click on the name to be sent to the site where I found the recipe):
prairie sushi (tortilla roll-ups), cheese, pate, meat and crackers, veggies and dip, pickles and olives,
quinoa salad, devilled eggs and
bits and bites. Our hot selection included buffalo chicken dip,
spinach and feta puff pastry bites,
jalapeno popper puff pastry bites, and baked brie with apricot jam and hazelnuts. Our sweets consisted of
homemade turtles and
nutella truffles. Everything was delicious.
Cole's dad came up to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with us. We don't often get to see him at Christmas so it was good he could come. As K only had a vague understanding of what Christmas entails, she was ready for bed at her usual time. She was sleeping by 7/7:30 pm. But first we opened the Christmas Eve pajamas and story. The girls got matching fleece sleepers and Cole attempted to read the First Christmas Story book to the girls. B was very attentive but K has never been able to sit still so she was back and forth.
I tried to get a picture of the girls in their new pajamas- but it's a near impossible task to get them (really, it's just K) to sit still long enough to get a nice picture of both of them.
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| I couldn't get over how much this is a Cole expression |
After K went to bed, the rest of us watched It's A Wonderful Life as we have every Christmas Eve since Cole and I have been together. My favourite Christmas movie! K and B's Christmas present to us was a quiet night. We didn't hear a peep out of K for 12 hrs and B was up once around 5am but just needed a quick snuggle and she went back to sleep. B has been sleeping through the night (12 hours) with no feedings for the past few nights. Just randomly, all by herself. Merry Christmas indeed!
1 comment:
It was so nice reading about this. I am so happy that you have taken my traditions and incorporated them into yours. The girls look beautiful. The food looks amazing and one day I plan on spending Christmas Eve with you.
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