This Christmas was our first year as parents. Even though Ella is too little to understand or remember any of it, Wes and I wanted to make this Christmas special and decide what our family traditions would be.
We stayed home this year. So on Christmas morning, when Ella woke up, we had all her toys from Christmas Eve from Mimi and all the wrapped presents under the tree. She was so happy!
While Ella played with her new toys from Christmas Eve, I made some Christmas breakfast. We had hot chocolate, chocolate croissants, bacon, and fried red potatoes.
After breakfast, we all sat together on the couch while Wes read the Christmas story from the Bible.
Then we opened the gifts we got for each other and Ella had even more to play with!
I loved our little Christmas morning with just the three of us. It was simple and fun. It was special. I'm sure each year from now on, our family will keep growing. But that will just add to the joy.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
