This year, we spent Christmas eve at my brothers house. For the last few years we have hosted Christmas, and it was kind of nice to not have that pressure this year. For dinner we made pizza. Finley seemed to really enjoy it. We may have to start doing that in our house on a regular basis.
This year was different. It was our first Christmas traveling from Chattanooga and without Nan, Matt's grandmother. I wasn't really sure what to expect for this year, and plans on what to do were up in the air until just a few weeks before. For the past 11 Christmas' we have spent them at her house or Matt's aunt and uncles house. With Nan being gone, and other family members schedules we just weren't able to do Christmas eve the way we have in the past. It didn't really hit me that this year was different until late Christmas eve night after the kids had gone to bed. I sat on the sofa in my brothers house, and my heart ached realizing that things were different now. Mostly that Finley wouldn't have any memory of spending Christmas with her great-grandmother.
Christmas morning, Finley and my niece timed waking up perfectly. They came down the stairs together and were both some-what overwhelmed with everyone looking at them and cameras flashing.
Finley got a bike. She has really enjoyed riding it and she is getting really good at pedaling it herself.
She had her first fall on Christmas when we took her out to ride it. She cried and said she didn't want to get back on. Matthew would have given into her and let her go back inside, but I told him she needed to get back on for one more round. One thing I learned while riding horses, that is also a great life lesson, is when you fall get back on. If you don't, the fear will fester and you will never get back on. The rest of the day was spent playing with new toys and cousins and dogs. There were lots of laughs shared and memories made.
Here are some more pictures from our Christmas... enjoy!
She watches her feet and not where she is going!
The only picture I got of all 3 cousins together! :(
Have a Happy and Safe New Year!
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