Christmas

We had a fabulous Christmas this year!!!I was pleasantly surprised!  We spent it with Gio's family at his Aunts house in Salt Lake. I have to admit I was a little bit of a scrooge this year because we were going to spend it at his moms house and at the last minute they changed it because Gio's cousin Marybelle who is disabled has a hard time outside of her home and they thought it would be easier to just do it at the their house. I understood the reasoning it just ruined the plan I envisioned in my head!  I was planning on spending Christmas Eve with every one and then sleeping at our house in Springville and driving back over Christmas morning. I figured it would be easier than hauling all of our gifts up to Salt lake and back and we could enjoy it together just the 3 of us for the first time.

{One of Gabi's gifts was her new car seat and since we couldn't fit it in the car with everything else she opened it a day early! She was so happy and loves her Big Girl Chair!}

In the past we have drove up there and left at 3 in the morning after we all opened gifts and spent Christmas morning at my parents house. This would also be the first Christmas EVER that I didn't wake up with my parents on Christmas morning. A bit of a selfish moment on my part i know! But I must say i never planned it that way Gio offered so I wasn't going to say no! It worked fine in the past but i didn't want to do that with Gabi so we all slept over. Gios Aunt was kind enough to give up her bedroom which helped a lot with Gabi. Gios family opens their gifts at Midnight. I'm not a huge fan because its exhausting! Because they all stay up late Christmas Day is just a chill lazy day and everyone just naps and watches movies. Its not a bad tradition just not what I'm used to on Christmas. Part of the excitement to me is waiting for Santa to come and being so excited you cant sleep at night This is something I want to keep as a tradition with my kids so  I wasn't about to keep Gabi up that late to open gifts! so we let everyone know before hand that the kids should go to bed so they weren't ornery and whatever the adults  decided to do was fine. I find it funny thought that they cant wait to open them till morning! They all get to excited! So the Adults all opened gifts till about 2am we were spoiled!

{Opening her Christmas PJ's on Christmas eve.I also surprised Gio and finished making Gabi's quilt and she was able to sleep with it that night!}

Gios Mom gave a a card with $247 cash... odd number and we laughed about it. We were very grateful for it because we know it was a sacrifice for her, she told us that she had $250 but she had to buy a card! She wrote a sweet letter and told us that it was for our Disneyland trip in September! Gio also gave me a gift card for $100 to buy me new shoes! Best gift ever! It worked out really well that the adults opened gifts because that gave us more one on one time with Gabi in the morning and its not a very big room to have that many people opening gifts at once!

Look at her cute body! I love tight PJ's on babies!

All tuckered out and nestled in with her new blanket so that Santa could come! it took her forever to go to sleep i think it was because we were in an unfamiliar place and everyone was still up making noise.

Gabi sitting by her loot from Santa! She is sooooo spoiled!

So happy to be able to start ripping the gifts open! it was a fight for weeks to try and keep her away from them!

Opening her stocking she found a smartie and she was content!

Gabi in her new Baby Phat coat! she looks like an Eskimo!

This is my favorite picture from Christmas of Gabi and Dominic in their matching Christmas PJ's and Santa slippers! Gabi's crooked smile and snaggle teeth kills me!

Gabi telling me she is pretty in her new Puma sweatsuit!

Opening Presents at Grandma Hreinson on Christmas Night

This was Gabi's toy from Santa. We forgot batteries so we could play with it until later that night. She LOVES it! She picked up on the cause effect part of it immediately. it plays music and the balls pop out of the top. She danced and dances to it all day long! it gets rather annoying but we have learned to tune it out because it makes her happy!

Once again we are so blessed and really did have an amazing Christmas I felt bad that I had such a negative attitude about everything just because I wasn't getting my way. I can be such a brat! I love being with my family and spending so much time together during such a special time of year. I also cant believe that we have had 2 christmas' together as a family! CRAZY!!! I cant wait till next year because I think Gabi will understand things a little bit more and nothing is better than watching the excitement of your child!