We celebrated Christmas with my family in College Station over New Year’s weekend. On Friday, we pretended like it was Christmas Eve and did all of our normal traditions (with a couple new ones as well).
My mom made Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon rolls for brunch that morning. They were SOOOO good! This was the first year she made them and I think we are all hoping she makes this a yearly tradition!
We then moved into the living room to read the Christmas story before opening gifts. We let the kids go first from youngest to oldest and then the adults. James got some some fun new toys including a t-ball set, new basketball and fisher price wheelies race track. My parents got him a pottery barn anywhere chair that he is absolutely IN LOVE with! It is the perfect size for him. He especially loves climbing and jumping off of it :).
While James napped that afternoon, we watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” which is one of my favorite Christmas movies. For dinner my mom made lasagna which is what we have every Christmas Eve. We ended the day by playing Taboo where the girls actually beat the guys for the first time ever!!! It was a really fun day!
The next day was New Year’s Eve which is also my Dad’s birthday as well. This was a big birthday…he turned 60! We had breakfast that morning at Cracker Barrel and then the boys went skeet shooting. They came back around lunch and we all watched the Aggies beat Northwestern in their bowl game. James blessed us with a super long nap that day so when he woke up it was about time to leave for dinner. We ate at one of my favorite restaurants in College Station – Café Eccel. It was delicious! After James was in bed that evening we all played games again and were all in bed before midnight. It was a fun day celebrating my Dad!
The next day we packed up the car and were back in Houston by lunch. We had a great weekend with my family. With my sisters and I all having kids now it gets harder and harder to get everyone together so it’s always a special time around the holiday’s when we can all see each other!
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