Christmas 2012

We received a special package in the mail from our amazing friend, Beca!

 Thank you Beca! You're the best!

 Mike with one of his christmas gifts - a vintage Pac Man mug

 I opened my gifts, and Mike told me there was one more that I had to go find myself. He had hidden it on the tree. He knows how I HATE looking for things (and how bad I am at it). He told me if I wanted it, I would have to find it with no hints. I looked a while, then I saw a little burgundy velvet box tied to the tree like an ornament.

 He had bought a wedding set for me to replace the one we borrowed from my Grandmother when we got married last fall. I was not expecting this any time soon. He has great taste, it's the most beautiful ring I've even seen.

I'm so glad I can finally wear a ring that he picked out for me himself.

 We went to my parent's house early in the morning to see them. That giant blue present in the back was for Mike.

 Emmett helped him open it.

 One of the awkward pictures we took in an attempt to get a nice picture with Emmett...

After my parents' house it was on to my brother's to see my nephew, then to see Mike's family. 

We hope you enjoyed your holiday as much as we did!

Christmas Eve 2012

 Christmas card collection.

 We received a box of presents from Mike's step mom and Emmett wouldn't stop sniffing it. We kept telling him it wasn't for him...turns out all of it was!

Christmas 2011, pt. 2, 3, AND 4

 Christmas part two started for us around 11:30am when we arrived at my parents' house with Emmett in tow.

 Santa even left a present for Emmett with my parents!

 He was such a good helper getting it unwrapped.

 My parents gave M some of their sweet snap-shut tupperware that he's admired in the past.

 Curious about all the paper crinkling sounds.

 A ceramic chicken whose tail is made of ceramic measuring spoons!

 M got a collection of Peanuts coffee mugs!

 I totally scored in what was honestly a total surprise gift that I hadn't even HINTED at wanting, but totally wanted: A KITCHEN AID MIXER!

 Our third Christmas stop took us to my brother and sister-in-law's house to give gifts to my almost two year old nephew. He is in LOVE with Emmett.

 Such a good boy.

 My nephew had a great time trying on my bulldog hat.

 Our fourth Christmas took us to M's Aunt's house where his mother's family was Christmasing.

 M & I made this Harry Potter logo ornament for his cousin, it was a big hit!

And being with us every step of the way really wore this guy out!

Christmas 2011, pt. 1

 This Christmas we decided that instead of getting each other lots of little gifts that we could buy one big gift that would also be an improvement to our new house. This gift was a flat screen TV and stand to replace the ancient 32" box TV and giant, ugly, young bachelor style entertainment stand that M housed the TV in. Downsizing while upgrading has totally made our small space feel much more open and homey. We're so glad we decided to do this!

 Emmett wanted to help open presents, while Styles lurked and photobombed in the background.

 M got a new pair of Cons.

 Emmett and Miyagi bonded a little bit.

 I got a sweet pair of faux fur lined moccasins.

 M's reaction to his "main" gift

 I don't know if you can make it out by the picture, but the spoon says "Cereal Killer" and also has his initials stamped on the handle. This man loves his kid cereal.

 I've been saying since it started getting colder that I really needed a good winter hat, and M came through with this!

 ...and also surprised me with THIS.

A BULLDOG hat!!

snow appropriate

 The night we trimmed the tree we also had our first major snow of the season. It was almost too perfect!

 Have I mentioned how much Emmett LOVES snow?