I like celebrating Christmas at some point each year with just my little family, in our little house. I love big family christmases, but there is something so cozy and special about being just us.
So, this morning, we woke up and pretended it was Christmas morning at our house. We sat around in our jammies, opened presents, ate a big yummy breakfast made by Daddy. We played with our new things and then went for a walk and delivered Christmas treats to some neighbors and friends. It was lovely. If there had been a few inches of fresh snow on the ground, this day couldn't have been more perfect.

I think the biggest contributing factor was that for the first time in recent history we had Nick all to ourselves. No running off to a jobsite for a few hours; no feverish working on estimates and drawings; no helping someone out with a home project. Just us all day. ahh.
After pumping out some Christmas cards during Sydney's nap (Sorry, everyone for the tardy cards, but I somehow ended up with a bunch of Valentines Day cards I designed last year and never ordered on the first go. grr.), we had some yummy soup and bread and just now we finished our nearly perfect day with Peppermint ice cream.
On days like today, I feel ridiculously blessed to have this little family as my very own.





We had the honor of hosting my friend Kassia's baby shower a few weekends ago. So fun! These little tea lights out of baby food jars were the favor. I had way too much fun with the glue gun. 
We went over to our cousins' house for a cupcake decorating party. yummy.



























