Christmas...Part Two

Our Christmas morning was wonderful.  We woke up to a sweet little baby babbling in her bed.  Went in to say good morning and Merry Christmas to a sleepy-eyed, smiley-faced little girl.  Sadly, she had soaked through her Christmas jammies (learned my lesson on that one....put special jammies on ON Christmas morning).  However, she was in good spirits - so after a quick sponge bath and clothing change, we were ready for our first Christmas morning as a family of three.

Natalie was really into ripping the paper off of her presents, and she wanted to play with each item as it was opened.  Santa brought a cute little pink car walker.

Beep! Beep!

Daddy made breakfast, and we ate and played and snuggled.  By mid-morning, our little Christmas baby was tuckered out a ready for a little snooze.  Such a fun, relaxed, joyful morning.

Attempted Christmas morning picture....fail. :)  Oh, well.

Holiday Planner {freebie!}

Hi, friends!

Christmas is coming!!  I'm not gonna lie....I am really looking forward to the holidays this year.  I know that they will take on a whole new meaning now that our baby girl will be part of the holiday festivities. 

I am determined to plan ahead this year so that I can actually enjoy the holidays.  I may or may not have spent Christmas Eves in the past wrapping presents or making last-minute shopping trips the week before Christmas.  I have a two-week break from school this year for Christmas and want to spend that time enjoying my family, rather than trying to frantically finish up last minute preparations.

I've seen various editions of a "Holiday Planner".  I created one to use this year that suits my needs.  Maybe it will help you plan, too??  That's why I'm sharing it with you!  I am planning to print these pages and put them in a small 1/2 inch 3-ring binder.  That way I can add other page protectors with magazine cutouts, recipe cards, reciepts, etc.

Click here to download the planner!
Happy Planning! :)