Christmas this year was extra special with our new addition. We had so much to be thankful for and had a nice time spending time together as a family of four. On Christmas Eve Sydney had just started feeling better and Lexi was still struggling with a nasty cold so we took it easy in the morning. After Sydney woke up from her nap Amy took her to the Mall to see Santa. Sydney talked about Santa the whole way there and did a really good job while visiting with him, but we couldn't get her to smile. If you asked her she said she told Santa "Merry Christmas" and that she wanted "baby dolls". Truthfully, I am not so sure she said anything to him, but it was cute regardless. After she was done with Santa she had her very first candy cane and loved it. That night the girls got to open one present before going to bed. After they were asleep we attempted to make our first Scandinavian Christmas Eve dinner - Lutefisk, Swedish sausage, boiled potatoes, cream sauce, beets and lefse. It actually turned out pretty good for our first attempt! On Christmas morning we made gingerbread pancakes and sausage from Inglebretsen's. After breakfast we opened up gifts and then headed up North to Amy's parents. We had the traditional Christmas lunch of Prime Rib and then opened gifts with Grandma and Grandpa Stahl and Great Aunt Linda. We drove back home that evening and Lexi gave mom the best gift by sleeping until 5am the next morning!

Uhhhh....
Ok Santa, so here's what I want for Christmas...
Christmas Eve

Lutefisk
Christmas morning - ready to open gifts!
Helping Lexi open her gifts

Opening gifts at Grandma and Grandpa Stahl's
I'll get it!
Daddy & Lexi
Family Picture
Some very lucky girls with an obscene about of gifts
No comments:
Post a Comment