Christmas Day

Christmas day this year was so much different than it usually is at out house. For the first time ever, it was just me and my parents on Christmas morning.

I can remember, every year since I was little, my grandparents and Aunt Melissa would come spend the night Christmas night. Then, once Aunt Melissa was married, a new person was added to the mix every other year. When Paul was born, he started spending the night, too. Two years ago, Lila was born on Christmas Eve, and so the past two years it has been my sister & Andrew, my parents, and me. Since Emily & Andrew were married in November and moved into their new house, they wanted to be in their house on their first Christmas Eve and Christmas morning as a married couple.

All of that to say, Christmas was very different this year. Oh wait, did I already say that? Sorry. I'll get on with the pictures now.

Presents under the tree.

Christmas flowers.

Christmas goodies.

More Christmas yummies. Wait a minute! What are those chocolate-covered things?!

Oh those? They're the chocolate covered red velvet cake balls I mentioned yesterday, of course!

This is Honey. Honey Bunches of Oats, actually. Andrew gave her to my sister for her classroom (she teaches first grade), and she is so so cute.

I wish I'd taken more pictures. Actually, I wholeheartedly believe I did take more pictures, but somehow they're gone (I'm noticing a theme). Luckily, my dad got me a new memory card for my phone for Christmas, so hopefully it will work better for me. Hopefully.