Trunnell Christmas at Home #1

Christmas... I know, I know, it seems like a very long time ago.

After all the Christmas money has burned holes through our pockets and the Christmas decorations have been put away (kind of), I have yet to record a bit of our wonderful family Christmas. So here it goes...

This was our very first Christmas at home for Adam and I. We have never spend a Holiday together just with each other. We have many family members that are always expecting our presence so we find ourselves dividing our time between them. (In fact, our next two Christmas are already planned out.) We fixed up a big meal for dinner on Christmas Eve: game hens (gifted from some very sweet neighbors), sweet potatoes, cranberries, bread, salad, and Sparkling Cider of course! It was a big deal for us since we usually make one-pot meals. A dinner with meat and a few sides is considered very much legit around here. It was delicious!

That night I could hardly sleep. I just couldn't wait to wake up the next morning and see Adam and Murray's reactions to their gifts. Adam and I were acting like little kids and were completely giddy when we went to sleep. However, sleeping didn't last long. Murray was up at 6am and instead of putting him back to sleep like I would normally do, I let him get up and play. What to my surprising ears should I hear, when a Christmas song started playing in the living room. Adam apparently couldn't hold in his excitement any longer and that was our cue. It was 7am and we were ready to kick-off this special occasion.

We settled down on the floor in front of our tree and slowly unwrapped the gifts thoughtfully chosen and wrapped with care.

As every gift was unwrapped, it reminded how we really are a family. We really are shaping our traditions. All those little things I remember from my childhood, that my parents probably didn't plan out, are my memories. It is just so exciting that we are creating those with our little family. It is surprising and very surreal that our time to be parents and provide memories for our child is upon us! It was such a great morning.

The next week continued to be a Christmas EXTRAVAGANZA. That's what happens when: a. you have a new baby, b. you have divorced parents (only children of divorced parents will really understand the complicated beauty of multiple holidays), and c. you find every excuse to stretch Christmas as long as possible. It was a great end to a very satisfying year.