Last week I recapped our Hanukkah, so it only makes sense that I'm recapping Christmas this week, right? We actually had a fairly low-key Christmas Eve watching Love Actually. And by that I mean I fell asleep about 15 minutes into the movie and the boy watched Love Actually... but practically the same thing.
![Our Christmas Eve tradition... Watching #LoveActually](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7554/15912149098_2b68457d7f.jpg)
Christmas morning we woke up to exchange a few presents. The boy bought my the diaper bag I wanted plus a new ipod, since my current one from college seems to be too old to work in my car. While Elley had a ton of Hanukkah presents, she did still wind up with a copy of
A Cajun Night Before Christmas as well as a few hair bows in her stockings. We even managed to convince the boy to take a family photo next to the tree. (I'm wearing my new pajamas from Victoria's Secret I received as a Hanukkah present from my BBF here!)
![Merry Christmas](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7559/15497075103_fa97118b60.jpg)
From there we got dressed and ready before heading off to my SIL's house for more present opening.
![So Excited](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8593/15497068863_3437c573d9.jpg)
And boy were there presents,
![Opening Presents](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7562/16090983146_891b08df7a.jpg)
and presents,
![Sleepy Present](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7462/15494429574_3eaf035e94.jpg)
and more presents to open.
![Xmas Lunch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7503/16114843861_0e7349dd20.jpg)
We had dinner then which included gumbo, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and salad. Plus peppermint creme brulee for dessert (more on this to come!).
![Peppermint Creme Brulee](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7541/16116019092_7bf7fa71eb.jpg)
As for those presents, well we barely managed to bring them all home. Good thing my new car has a huge truck, especially since the backseat was full of presents... presents and a baby, as well.
![All Packed Up](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7485/15929458080_82e3c6ac05.jpg)
Since I'm sure you're curious as to what exactly filled our car here's a look at just Baby Elley's gifts.
![Baby Elley's Presents](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/16116015562_8f66d7ddc4.jpg)
There's an exersaucer, a walker (although good luck finding it in this photo), a few toys, some books, a ton of clothes, and a few other random things. And since I'm not quite ready to concede that these holidays are no longer about me, here's a look at what I was lucky enough to receive over both Hanukkah and Christmas.
![My Presents](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7526/16090962006_ccfe273656.jpg)
Definitely several items from
my wish list including my Le Cruset baker, kitchen towels, and my West Elm Hanukkah plates. Plus there were my scratch-offs which while not a huge year was still $7.
![Scratch-Offs](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/15929470820_e5fcd655b2.jpg)
All in all, a very merry 1st Christmas for Elley, as well as the rest of us, and a great way to bring an end to 2014.
I love Love Actually, I love Elley wearing a bow, and I love creme brulee. Can't wait for that recipe!
ReplyDeleteYum, the creme brulee looks amazing! I am glad you got to finally have some sweets after abstaining while pregnant! Looks like you guys had a great first Christmas as a family!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the holidays with a child! Julia got so many presents that I swear we could open a toy store in our house!
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of peppermint anything and the crème brulee looks great. My scratch-offs came to $2.00.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great first Christmas with the baby. Looks like she got a lot of great gifts!
ReplyDeleteI loooove Love Actually! It's my favorite movie :) So many gifts!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you and your family had a special first Christmas with Elley! I love the picture of her with the bow on her head! It was so precious.
ReplyDeleteAmy @ http://nystateofmind5.blogspot.com/
I love Love Actually! Its such a great movie. It looks like she got so much stuff for Christmas!
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