So as promised I am bringing you the Christmas blog, and it is not 2 months late. WHOO HOO! Almost 1 month late but hey who is counting. Much like everything else that has happened since we had Eli- I felt like Christmas snuck up and attacked like a rabid bear! I felt like I was literally down to the wire getting everything done. I have vowed to be more organized and put together next year. Despite my organizational chaos we still had a fantastic 1st Christmas with our little man, and that is really all that matters!
Here he is in one of his Christmas outfits, complete with reindeer feet that you can not really see in the pic.
Every year since Nick and I have been married we have taken a family pic in front of our Christmas Tree and this year we were excited to have our newest family member in our pic. This is a tradition I hope to keep going for many years to come.
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Christmas 2011
He wasn’t actually looking at the camera but he was there and that is all we really need!
So what did Oaks 3.0 do for Christmas well let me just tell you in as few words as possible . . .
Christmas Eve
We spent Christmas Eve with the extended Oaks Family where we go to Skype with the Oakses in Italy, have a nice dinner, and open gifts.
With Uncle John
Nicole ready to open her gift
Someone was a sleepy man . . .
We ended the evening back at home with the reading of the CHRISTmas story from a book my sister got Eli for Christmas. It was great and a tradition I plan to keep going next year.
Christmas Morning
Santa came! I am not sure if Eli knew or not but he will next year 
Andy quite upset that this gift was going to be opened and he would not be able to lay on it.
1st Christmas Card- yes I read it to him!
The cutest gift!
Eli and his Iphone Apptivity case- Doesn’t he look excited!
A cute gift from Chris, Megan, Topher, Cannon, and Mela!
Thank you!
Christmas Day
Christmas Day itself was shocked full of activities. Starting with lunch and gifts with my family, visit with my Papaw, and visit with my Mamaw, and the last and final stop a visit to my Aunt Lu’s to see my cousin Amy and her family.
I see Mommy . . .
Visiting with my Great Mamaw
In my cute overall outfit which I promptly peed through forcing Mommy and I both to change clothes.
Is that enough pictures for you?? Honestly I will have to say that is my one regret, not taking enough pictures during the holidays particularly with family. I have resolved to do better next year. All in all, our 1st Christmas as a family was FABULOUS and very special. We were blessed to be able to spend so much time with family.
I know this is a little late but MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you! Really can’t we celebrate it all year long? It began with the birth . . .
1 comment:
LOL at the "overalls I peed through and had to change clothes"!! Looks like you guys had a wonderful Christmas, and started such great traditions. Love it!
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