I love celebrating Christmas (well, actually ALL major holidays if I'm being honest) about as much as Reg loves Katy Perry's Dark Horse. And judging from this little video, that's a lot of love... Hahaha! That will never get old!
Wait, where was I going with this again? Oh, right; Christmas.
I absolutely adore celebrating Christmas and I am so looking forward to sharing the magic of this season with Sawyer as he grows up! However, being that he was only 7 weeks old for his very first Christmas, it was hard not to get ahead of myself! Here are some of the fun ways we celebrated with Sawyer this year, not that he was awake for most of it...
1. First Christmas Ornament
When I was growing up, it was a Wharton family tradition that my siblings and I each got to choose a special new ornament to hang on the tree every year and I loved it! Reg and I have even carried over into our marriage and choose a new ornament together that in some way represents the previous year we shared! I definitely want to pass that tradition on to my own children and I can't think of a better time to start Sawyer's collection! I ordered his first ornament on
Etsy a few days after he was born and I don't think it gets much more adorable than this!
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| For funsies, here's the ornament Reg & I made together to commemorate 2015! What could better represent our year than the tiny and adorable handprint of our firstborn? |
2. Meeting Santa Claus
Obviously. Mall Santas are usually weird and smell like sour eggnog (and ours was no exception) but, hey, it's a must!
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| We also saw Santa fly in on his T1 at Reg's squadron! (Minus the eggnog. FAA regulations and all.) |
3. Art Projects
I'm a lot like Martha Stewart, minus the jail time of course, in that I've always loved a good craft project. Might as well get used to paint on your feet now kid, because Mama's got a whole hand/footprint art Pinterest board with your name on it!
4. Enjoying the Christmas Lights
In the evenings we would lay beneath the tree and look up at the pretty, twinkling lights while listening to the soft sounds of 90's gangster rap (What? He's got good taste.) or Katy Perry if Reg was dj'ing, and the sweet expressions of pure wonder on Sawyer's face would make my heart explode with happiness.
5. Shopping For Gifts
As it turns out, babies couldn't care less if you buy their Christmas gifts right in front of them. I suppose technically they wouldn't care if you just didn't get them anything at all but that just seems so Grinchy; of course I was going to get him presents! To make things more fun, Reg and I agreed to each secretly purchase a few gifts for Sawyer and then we each unwrapped the other's presents to him on Christmas morning.
6. Christmas Eve 'Jammies
Santa always makes an extra, early stop at the Williams' house to drop off a package with special Christmas Eve 'jammies and Sawyer was totally rocking his!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
What fun holiday traditions does your family have?
