Early morning hours, sipping coffee in the quiet house, sitting by the tree with twinkling lights is so peaceful while remembering the true meaning of Christmas. Thankful to get to spend this holiday with family. We had our traditional Christmas Day festivities. Leia woke up earlier than Ivy to join mommy in the twinkling lights which also gave us a little time to snuggle before Ivy woke up and jumped on daddy to get him up too. Grandpa and Deedee came upstairs right after Chris got up. We read about the birth of Jesus quickly before seeing what Santa had brought. Ivy was so excited she could not wait and started opening her stocking before everyone was gathered around. Leia patiently waited for everyone to join her before she started looking in her stocking. Ivy sat patiently playing and re-examined her stocking goodies while the rest of us and the girls looked through their surprises from Santa before we sorted the rest of the presents from mommy/daddy and Dee/Grandpa. After we finished opening gifts Grandpa and Deedee got to FaceTime with Adrian and Alicia while they opened their gifts from them then we FaceTime to share what Santa brought everyone. We also shared with he the kids this year our present to each other would be time together or a experience in Spain when we came to visit in March; we are looking forward our gift of time together. We headed to Mimi’s for our traditional Christmas brunch. It was yummy! The girls were chomping at the bits to open presents so as soon as the table was cleaned we headed to the den to open presents. There were lots of fun surprises, excitement, and thoughtful gifts. After presents were opened we got to spend sweet time together, take a nap, laugh, get into indoor snowball fights, watch Hallmark movies, and play with new and old toys. One negative this Christmas was Nana has missed coming over for Christmas for the first time ever. She was missed! We did not want her alone all day on Christmas so Lisa, Stacy, and the kids loaded up to go to her house to visit her for a little bit and take her Christmas gifts. While we were gone Mimi, Al, and Mark cooked fried turkey and Mimi cooked all the sides for ‘lupper’. After we ate the Rhoads group headed home while we finished a basketball game, Lisa and Mimi ran back over to Nana’s to take her a plate, and then the Comfort clan headed home for a relaxing night at home. Thankful for a relaxing Christmas Day together with family! 

Leia woke up early with Lisa and took a peak at what Cupcake left us, an open bible with the story of what Christmas is really about and a elf ornament with the ‘believe’ written on it


As mommy and Leia was sipping on coffee and hot chocolate sweet Ivy woke up and grabbed her beanbag Santa brought to sit on instead of the couch and declared she woke daddy before she came out

Daddy got a Christmas kiss then we read the story of Jesus’s birth; our Christmas tradition to remind us what it really is all about

These two were excited to get Fitbits! They have been asking for them for a year

Ivy started tearing into her stocking before everyone was over there, love the excitement of a sweet child! 

Leia patiently waited for everyone to gather around then we all started looking through our stockings

     
Love the girls modeling gifts and enjoying playing with their new toys 

Sweet Leia gave mommy a mommy-daughter necklace
  
We snapped a sweet mother-daughter picture as soon as we got to Mimi’s

Love these ladies! Wish Kelly and Alicia would have been in the picture too
 
Traditional Christmas brunch at Mimi’s house

Of course we took a silly picture too

The girls were excited to open up presents! Except Lisa made us open one at a time instead of a free-for-all

  
  
  
 
Sweet Sara gave Mimi a BFF stuffed animal
 
Ivy was not happy so they did a pouty face picture

Daddy/Uncle C shared his stocking treats and uncle Mark helped cook his favorite fried turkey
 
 Fun times playing with Grandpa

  
Selfies with mommy/aunt Lisa

Mother-daughter time is always good

We missed the group photo Christmas Eve but got one Christmas Day
 
And a silly shot

This was the first year Nana said she did not feel up to coming to Christmas celebrations so we took the girlies to her house to visit a little bit and give her gifts, best gift was the hugs  

  
Enjoying Christmas night at home with Hallmark movies, snuggles, and precious time together