It's a little bitter sweet for me to see Christmas come and go so quickly. This is by far my most favorite time of the year. But I'm always excited to start fresh with a new year, new goals and new adventures. This was definitely one of my favorite Christmases to date. We had six family gatherings and did a lot of traveling. Everly was a trooper and handled the change in schedule and hectic scenery well. She wasn't afraid of unfamiliar faces and loved being the center of attention.
Everly was showered with way too many gifts. We are blessed to have such loving and giving friends and family. So paying it forward and cleaning out the toy box and closets will be at the top of our 2016 to-do list. It'll be interesting trying to find a spot for toys like this in our new apartment...
Everly's aunt and uncle were so proud of this purchase. The decals were courtesy of her wonderful uncle. He has a matching one on his truck. I think Everly loved it.
We spent Christmas Eve baking and decorating cookies and visited with my sisters who had just made it home for the holidays. The family opened gifts from each other. And later we attended our church's Christmas Eve service and celebrated Jesus' birthday.
After putting Everly to bed for the night we put on our Santa hats and began assembling her gifts. The KidKraft kitchen took us three hours to put together. Shout out to the VIP's of the night, Aunt Courtney and Uncle Brock who traveled 30 minutes at 9:00 at night to help us put everything together.
But it was all worth it to see this face the next morning. Everly was so excited she decided to wake up before the sun rose. Her face lit up at the sight of all the new gifts that magically appeared in front of the Christmas tree over night. She could not contain her excitement and stand still long enough for me to capture a good picture of her at first. Notice the wine glass I forgot to put away? Santa clearly needed a little something extra other than milk. Must have been a rough night.
I hope you all had a very merry Christmas. We aren't quite ready to get back to reality. A mountain-top cabin in Gatlinburg is how we are spending the last week of 2015. This is our fourth annual Chinn family vacation. We are loving life and soaking up the last of the year just enjoying God's beautiful work. Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
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