Christmas over already!

Wow, I can't believe another Christmas and another year are behind us already! I love the Christmas season and I am always sad when it is over. We had a wonderful Christmas and were blessed to have both Chirstmas eve and day off together which is rare in the medical field! We spent a few days before Christmas with my family. Then we spent Christmas day with Dan's family. We also got to have Christmas morning for just the 2 of us! We had waffles and opened our gifts. Dan got me a wonderful purple ski jacket, which I can wear next year (hopefully)!
I am very steeped in tradition and those traditions have had to change some over the years due to work schedules, marriages and moves. But, one of my favorite traditions that has stayed the same is baking with my Grandpa (Papa). He and I get up at 5am on Christmas eve (Or what ever day we are celebrating as Christmas eve) and bake homemade Kolachi's and sweet rolls! He is an excellent baker and cook and I enjoy that time togther and the fun of getting flour all over me!
We open our gifts on Christmas eve, always have, and I am so blessed and spoiled by all the wonderful things we recieve. This year we got some gifts for the baby and it was so much fun!


Our family was so genourous to give us the BOB stroller I really wanted!
We were just about to open it!



We all got my sister a snowblower (were she lives, she needs it!!). We had to ship it to her house so she ended up opening a box filled with white peanuts. When she opened it my mom and I started to blow the white peanuts all over her until she guessed "snow-blower". It was hillarious!


Dan got the movie he really wanted!!

I absolutly LOVE Snoopy, he has been my "hero" since I was a little girl! My mom found Snoopy wrapping paper just for me!

I had a picture of all of the family, but it was too blurry. Here is me, mom and sister.

Other new, we have started the nursery, so stayed tuned for pictures of the progress!

I hope everyone had a joyous Christmas and New Year!

Diana and Dan