This was our first Christmas on our own. The first time we haven't gone back to NC at some point to celebrate the Holiday.
I loved hanging Christmas icicle lights and a large lit snowflake on the house this year since that kind of thing actually happens in this part of the country, unlike Charleston, SC.
Our freshly cut Christmas tree fully decorated. We have garland on all the ledges going up the stairwell.
Thanks for all the Christmas Cards!
Stockings hung by the fireplace with care. I'm so glad to have real mantle this year!
Navity.
We woke up at 5am Christmas morning so we could Skype my family at the Shugart’s household and open gifts together. They put us up on their big screen TV to make it feel more like we were really there. It was great!
Chance loves her gift from Uncle Pat, Aunt Chrissi and cousins Liam and Ryan. It’s called Hide-A-Squirrel. It’s a stuffed log that has 3 squeaky squirrels hidden inside.
She was so into getting those squirrels she chased it down under the chair!
Squirrel!
Chance’s bounty.
We had a great Christmas. Snowshoes and poles for both Joe and Jackie. A new 36 liter daypack for Jackie. Waterproof brown Keen boots for Jackie. A Professional Kitchen Ninja blender for Joe. A new puffy black down jacket for winter for Jackie. A new printer for Joe. A warm wool skirt, pants, tights and sweater for Jackie. A book on campgrounds in Washington for Joe. Spandex running pants for Jackie. Kitchen Confidential book by Anthony Bourdain for Joe. A puffy green vest for Jackie. Hiking shirts for Joe. A few small kitchen items for Joe. A new external hard drive. We are extremely blessed!
My new Christmas tradition was to make my annual homemade frosted sugar cookies on Christmas Day. It was a great way to make the day a little bit more Christmasy since I didn't have family around.
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