Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012 was wonderful!  It was Carter's first Christmas which made it so much fun.  This year Dawson LOVED everything about Christmas and was really excited and happy for the holiday to arrive.  It was also SO nice not to have to travel for the holiday!  We were able to go to all of our family Christmas gatherings AND spend Christmas morning and Christmas Eve night at our house!  It was great!!

We started the Christmas festivities with John's family on Dec. 23.  We had a yummy lunch and exchanged gifts. 

 

Here's Carter with Grandad!

Carter with his Nana!

Carter attempting to open his own gift.

Big brother decided to help!

On Christmas Eve the festivities continued

when we got together with my dad's side of

the family.  We always have a lot of fun on Christmas

Eve, and this year was no exception!

Lolly and Pop got all the boys these cool light sabers,

and they were a hit!  Dawson had a blast playing with

Corbin who is just 2 months older than him!

Carter with his Pop on Christmas Eve.

Dawson helping Uncle Logan open a

gift on Christmas Eve.

Two grandfathers help celebrate their

grandchildren's first Christmas.

Pop with Carter, and my Dad's brother, Gordon,

with his 6 week old granddaughter Hailey.

After we got home from the

Christmas Eve gathering, Dawson made

sure to leave cookies for Santa AND

Dawson and Daddy sprinkled reindeer

food near the chimney in the grass so

the reindeer would make sure to stop

Santa's sleigh at our house!

My two cuties in their Christmas Eve pajamas!

We had SUCH a late night on Christmas Eve

that we didn't get the boys in bed until 11pm!!

The next morning, John and I were about to

go crazy waiting on them to wake up because they slept

until almost 8!  Finally, I woke them up to come see

what Santa had brought!!

Carter near his pile of gifts from Santa

(clearly from the look on his face he

had just woken up!)!

He was thrilled with this musical

table!  Thanks, Santa!

Dawson asked for a soccer ball

and soccer goal from Santa.

He got it!  Here he is scoring the

first goal after we put it together!

Dawson and Carter checking out the presents!

Dawson also asked Santa to bring a bike. 

Great job, Santa!  Dawson LOVES it!

He was so excited!

My with my handsome boys on

Christmas morning.

After celebrating at our house, we drove over

to celebrate with Lolly, Pop, and Uncle Logan.

They gave Dawson and Carter a new desk.

It is double sided so both boys have a seat and

desk space now!  Dawson will be able to sell a

lot of ottomans from this desk, he said!  I'm

excited to have a space where they can both do art

as soon as Carter can sit on the stool! 

Opening more gifts at Lolly and Pops...

Carter really enjoyed the bags and

wrapping paper!  :)

After we celebrated with my parents and brother

(and Bentley), my mom's family came over.  We

had lunch, talked, and exchanged gifts.

Here are me and Carter with Mamaw.

Both boys with their Great Mamaw.

(Carter was getting pretty tired by this point,

so I couldn't pry the pacie out of his mouth!)

(Why do I always have on picture out of order?!)

Here's a picture of the boys both trying to open

more presents at Nana and Grandad's!

 

We had a very Merry Christmas!