Hadley's First Christmas!

It seems like I just celebrated Christmas while super pregnant - waddling around, stuffing my face and looking forward to our Peanut's arrival the next month. Fast forward a year and we celebrated our first Christmas as family of three! In an effort to get into the holiday spirit, I made sure Hadley wore some of the cute outfits she has from her godmother. I just love this one and she got so many compliments on the leggings and vest.

Hadley also got to experience her first snow (and negative zero temps!) She was not too sure how she felt about the snow, but I'm sure she will love it when she's a bit older.

Even though she is still young, I wanted to make sure that she had the chance to meet Santa. We went to a local mall that has a Dreamworks Dreamplace experience. She was a bit young to appreciate the fanfare, but it was fun. She wasn't too sure about Santa, but ended up letting him hold her hand before waving frantically and saying "bye" in an effort to leave!

This year we decided to travel to Charleston, SC to celebrate with Jason's family. We haven't been back to Charleston since moving nearly 4 years ago and it was so fun to go back for a visit. My in-laws are great hosts and were sweet to invite my parents who came for a few days as well. I was so happy to have both sets of grandparents with us!

I was nervous about traveling with Hadley now that she is mobile, but she was a perfect passenger. We left early and had minimal layover times both going and coming and that seemed to help. She seemed to enjoy watching all of the people in the airports and she slept through almost every flight.

Jason's dad and Trudy always go all out on Christmas and this year was no exception. We enjoyed many wonderful home cooked meals, many bottles of wine and lots of fun and conversation. We spent the weekend in our pajamas relaxing and watching movies. The weather was beautiful and it was nice to leave behind the freezing temps for the sunshine and 70 degree days. Having the grandparents around was a nice treat and Jas and I got a little time together just the two of us, and I enjoyed a few naps with the baby that made me wish I was on maternity leave again!

We are now back at home and trying - somewhat unsuccessfully at the moment - to settle back into our routine. Hadley is back in school and I working remotely while Jas enjoys a few more days of PTO (and hopefully gets going on his Honey-Do list!)

We are so lucky to have spent the holidays with our families and I am looking forward to another long weekend ringing in the New Year with my loves!