It's hard to believe Christmas is over and we are about to enter in to a new year. Christmas was really special this year because it was Camden's first Christmas. Experiencing Christmas through a child's eyes is something that is hard to describe. While he definitely doesn't understand what all happened over the last few days, we created memories that will last a lifetime.
We spend Christmas eve with Craw's family. Usually I have to work but I decided to take a vacation day this year so that we could head to his family's house earlier than normal. Craw's mom always cooks a big Christmas eve dinner so it was nice spending the entire afternoon with his parents and younger brother. Camden was in to everything, per usual, so we mostly spent the afternoon chasing him around because he was boycotting his afternoon nap.
Craw's mom, also known as Lulu, goes all out for Christmas. Their yard has several massive blow ups of Santa, Frosty, etc. and it was fun showing Camden the yard. We had a delicious family dinner and then went to their church's Christmas Eve service. I was wondering how Camden would do since he didn't take a nap and he did surprisingly well. He sat still for about 30 minutes before he wanted to get down and play so we slipped out and went back to his parent's house to wait for them.
We ended the night with the entire family gathered around to enjoy Secret Santa and exchange gifts. It was a bit chaotic with 8 adults and 2 babies but it was so much fun. Camden racked up on fun toys from his Lulu, Papa Al, aunts, and uncles. We also dressed Camden and Avery in matching pajamas and it was so cute to see them side by side. Avery is really growing so I can't wait to see what the two of them get in to next year. We couldn't stay long after gifts because Camden was extremely tired by this point but it was so much fun being with family.
As we get older, we realize how important family is in life. Without family, we have nothing and we are so thankful to be so close with both sides of our family. It was a wonderful Christmas eve and we rushed home to get Cam to bed so that we could get ready for Santa to come the next morning. It was a late night but so worth it.
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