Christmas 2009

Our very first Christmas staying home was picture-perfect! My parents and brother were able to arrive before the bad weather started and we all enjoyed a cozy Christmas Eve in front of the fireplace watching It's a Wonderful Life and eating yummy snacks. Then, my brother read his annual "Cunningham/Anderson Night Before Christmas" poem that highlights all the major events of the year for our family. He always has us rolling with laughter and this year was no different! Before bed, we made/burned cookies for Santa and then read the original Night Before Christmas. Christmas morning we woke up to a white blanket of snow covering the ground and spent the morning opening gifts and watching Ayden delight in all the attention and gifts he was receiving! We then enjoyed a Christmas breakfast including my first attempt at sticky buns, which turned out pretty good if I do say so myself! Then we spent the day relaxing, watching Ayden play with his new toys (which included a tricycle, kitchen, tent and tunnel, and cars and trucks among other things) playing board games and dominoes and finally enjoying a Mexican fiesta of enchiladas, fajitas, seven layer dip and salsa. It was a fantastic day full of great memories! We were sad to see everyone go, but I am looking forward to many more years of hosting Christmas at our house! Here are pics from our day!! (Blogger uploaded the pictures crazy as usual, so I wasn't able to insert captions on most pics, but they are pretty self-explanatory!)



Christmas Eve

Mom opening her new laptop from dad :)

Homeade sticky buns! (thanks for the idea, Melissa! :)

White Christmas!!!

A sweet little boy looking out at the snow...