Our first Christmas...

okay, so of course it wasn't our first Christmas ever, but the first Christmas where it was just our little family. I wasn't sure at first how it would be. I kept thinking what will we do. But we came up with some new traditions and it was really, really nice and actually fun. We kind of cheated and had Christmas a day early. We had Christmas eve on the 23rd and Christmas Day on the 24th. Ultimately it didn't really matter. It just made it easier for us because we were packing up and leaving on Boxing Day. It was nice to have Christmas done with on the 25th so I could use that as our cleaning and packing day. Christmas Eve we had finger foods for supper...cheese, crackers, pickles, veggies, chips...that sort of thing. Then we played Disney Headbandz. They had it at the cabin and loved it. Funny thing was we had already gotten it for them for Christmas so we knew they were going to love that. We also played Apples to Apples which is Nate's favourite game. Then we sang some Christmas songs and did our gifts to Jesus. Put our stockings up and headed to bed.

We woke up Christmas morning to this...

A white Christmas. Beautiful. Christmas morning was so fun of course. We started by reading the Christmas story from the Bible and then shared our gifts to Jesus. We did stockings and opened presents and then just played and played.

The kids were all so happy with their presents. From Santa they got a Rainbow Loom to share and Disney Headbandz. Hayley got a Frozen piano book, and Disney palace pets. Hayley got a bunch of little toys and some awesome food for her kitchen.

             

Nate got a Go-pro. We felt like the go-pro hero, which is the original would be perfect for him. It is not the newest and most expensive model. He was so excited and got to go out on the quad in the afternoon and try it out. He also got a Darth Vadar alarm clock and the newest Diary of a Wimpy kid book.

Ty got a scooter, a new hoodie (which he has been asking for for months) and a new hat. Already such a cool kid. He rode that scooter all over the main floor of the cabin.

McKenna finally got her American Girl doll. She has wanted one for a couple of years now. We got her the girl of the year Isabelle who is a dancer just like McKenna. We also got her matching glasses to go with it, The cutest. She also got a brush and some pajama's to go with her doll. She named her Izzy. She also got a Cinderella stuffy to add to her collection.

Ryan got a new phone and new hat. I got new boots which I'm still waiting for.I ordered them at the end of November but they still haven't arrived. I also got a really comfy blanket and this amazing mix called Rudolph's mix. So yummy.

It was a happy and successful Christmas. In the evening we went outside and set off these noise poppers we got and went sledding down the steep drive way, then in for hot chocolate. It was the perfect evening. We loved having Christmas away from home. I'm thinking it might be a new tradition for every other year. We were sad to say goodbye to the cabin but were ready for our next Christmas adventure...Okotoks!

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