Holly Jolly Christmas

Christmas at the Dansie household was fantastic! We got everything cleaned up and put away and other than all the new toys that are still finding a home, you would never even know Christmas happened here! For the first time in years we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with my family. It was so much fun and totally reminded me of all the Christmas traditions that I grew up with.

Jeff's parents spent Christmas in Ohio visiting his brother so we celebrated Christmas with them yesterday. The kids thought it was great to have two Christmases!

When Daisy realized that Santa didn't bring her a real puppy, she was very sad and disappointed. She decided that this easel that he brought instead would be ok, especially after she got to paint.

Levi LOVED everything he opened and was so enthusiastic about all the gifts that he made everyone smile. One of his favorites are these blocks from Grandma Jones.

All of us felt especially grateful to celebrate the holiday with so many family members. We had Christmas Eve at my Grandma's house with about 55 family members, woke up Christmas morning at my parents house, then went back to Grandma's for breakfast. We got to see my great-grandma for the first time in years. After opening gifts there (where my grandma gave Daisy her very own sewing machine!) we headed to my paternal grandparents house. After a brief delay of getting stuck in the snow we made it in to spread our Christmas cheer. We are so blessed to have so much family so close!