Home for the Holidays

Typically Christmas Eve is spent in Morrilton and Conway with both of our families but this year was a little different. Since we were coming home from Branson on December 23rd it would have been soooo much driving to go all the way down to central Arkansas and then back to Northwest Arkansas Christmas Eve night. We made the executive decision to just head home after Branson and spend Christmas Eve as a family of 3 in Rogers. 

Christmas Eve was a pretty uneventful day that ended with mass in Bentonville. We would have attended mass in Rogers but somehow we had the time wrong so when we got there it was nearing the end...whoops! After church we went to dinner with my mom and brother. Somehow I totally forgot to take a family picture while we were all dressed up for church...whoops.

Getting ready for bed on Christmas Eve

Santa's cookies!!

Just a little quality control taste test for Santa

Night Night sweet boy

Santa was busy while Braxton was sleeping

Christmas day was all about Braxton Cole!!! My mom and brother came over early to make sure they did not miss Braxton finding his Santa treasures. We all had breakfast together and stretched out opening presents through the whole morning!

Waking up on Christmas morning!!

Gobbles left "happy day" for Jesus' birthday

Dazed and confused

Slowly checking out his Santa loot

After nap, we decided that Christmas day would be a great day to take Braxton to see his very first movie in the theater. We saw Penguins of Madagascar and Braxton loved it! He also enjoyed popcorn for dinner with fruit punch to wash it down. HA

Christmas wasn't over on Christmas day for us this year. My dad and nana came up for the weekend. We enjoyed their company, ate alot of food, and did some shopping!!

Christmas this year was spent exactly how I like it.....spending lots of time with our families!