• About Me
    • Work with Me
    • Privacy Policy + Disclosure
  • Baby
    • baby registry checklist
  • trista peterson

  • hospital bag checklist
  • gift guides

trista peterson

Home, Life Lately
/
December 30, 2014

Christmas 2014

SHARE THIS

0 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

I can’t believe it… Christmas has come and gone! We spent so much time preparing and it was over in the blink of an eye. Between our families, we spent three days celebrating four Christmases. Talk about craziness. While I’m sad that it’s all over, I’m so happy to be able to get Blaire back into her regular routine. Traveling means either shorter naps at odd times, late bed times and less sleep for everyone. And no one likes less sleep!

We spend Christmas Eve celebrating with my family and my mom’s dad (at their house, an hour away) with a huge lunch! Blaire was sooo excited about the first gift she opened, a stuffed Elmo. I am SO excited about Jason & I’s gift… a new Canon T3i. I’m so excited to learn how to use it and start taking some amazing photos! Later that night, we changed gears to celebrate my birthday with my family and friends at my parent’s house with pizza and cake. We tried something new this year and rushed back to town so we could go to mass at 10PM. Blaire made it through until communion, and we had to leave right after to avoid a giant meltdown.

Photo Dec 24, 11 17 08 AM

Photo Dec 24, 2 21 32 PM

Photo Dec 24, 2 14 52 PM

Photo Dec 28, 1 07 39 PM

Photo Dec 28, 1 07 36 PM

Photo Dec 28, 1 07 42 PM

Photo Dec 24, 9 28 56 PM

Photo Dec 24, 10 33 03 PM

Christmas morning, Blaire was SO excited about the stuffed pig Santa brought her. In her stocking was the “holiday version” of her beloved dolly. She actually screamed when Jason pulled it out of her stocking for her. I’m SO glad we got it on camera because it was so sweet. We spent the morning and early afternoon with Jason’s parents and brother, before heading an hour away to my grandparent’s house to celebrate with my dad’s side of the family. My cousin has a daughter, Elaine, who is almost two months old. She is so cute. We were able to get a photo of Elaine, Blaire and our Grandpa (their Great Grandpa) together on the couch and it’s so cute. We also got a group photo of the great grandkids. It was so fun to see them all together. We played lots of games, and stayed there pretty late. We got lucky and Blaire slept the whole way home!

Photo Dec 25, 9 29 48 AM

Photo Dec 25, 9 13 38 AM

Photo Dec 25, 10 43 24 AM

Photo Dec 25, 11 42 00 AM

Photo Dec 25, 11 45 06 AM

Photo Dec 25, 5 00 11 PM (1)

Photo Dec 25, 8 02 05 PM

Photo Dec 25, 9 07 36 PM

Photo Dec 25, 10 20 24 PM

We had a Christmas party with some friends on Friday night. Their son is just two months older than Blaire (his name is James and he is Blaire’s boyfriend), so it makes it much easier for us to stay there past Blaire’s bedtime. It’s usually as easy and putting her in his swing, somewhere away from the crowd and she’ll sleep until we’re ready to go! ;)

Photo Dec 26, 11 10 16 PM

Saturday we drove a few hours to Jason’s Aunt & Uncle’s house to celebrate with his dad’s family. Blaire got to meet lots of cousins! She loved making the rounds with everyone and provided quite the entertainment all day! This is usually the only time of the year when all of the family is together with some of them in Florida and some 3-4 hours away from where we live in Iowa. It was nice to get a picture of Blaire with all of her second cousins. While we were out of town, we finished off our night with a trip to the mall and dinner. I was SO excited because we stopped to eat at the same place we ate two years ago when we were there for our marriage prep class! And it was just as good as it was then. ;) Blaire partied so hard that she slept the entire way home.

Photo Dec 27, 2 02 39 PM

Photo Dec 28, 1 14 49 PM

Blaire is now a pro at opening gifts! got SO many toys, so now we’ll spend the new few days getting everything organized and put away. …Like I said, I’m sad it’s over, but I feel so much less stressed knowing that we made it through and that Blaire can get back to her regular routine. It’s rough when she only gets an hour nap at a random time. How were your holidays? Are they crazy and hectic, or easy and relaxing? xo

TAGS:babyfamilylife lately
0 Comments
Share

You May Also Like

February 27, 2015

How We Spent Blaire’s First Birthday

May 19, 2015

Sunday Funday

March 27, 2016

Easter Fun

leave a comment Cancel reply

Previous Post
Blaire: 10 Months
Next Post
Blaire: 11 Months
Hi! I'm Trista

I'm a wife and a mom of three. I live in Iowa where I spend my time chasing my babies, chugging caffeine, reading books and avoiding the laundry. I'm so happy you're here!

Categories

Anxiety Babies Baby & Toddler Favorites Baby Registry Beauty & Hair Ben Blaire Boys Breastfeeding Car Seats DIY Featured Gift Guides Girls Holidays Home Life Lately Monthly Baby Faves Motherhood Pregnancy recipes Sloane style style: baby bump style: minis Toddler Travel Working Mama

Archives

Follow on Instagram

…

Follow on Facebook!

Follow on Facebook!

Latest Pins

  • must haves for a 3 month old baby
  • 10 things I didn�t know until I started breastfeeding
  • an honest review: littles one sleep program (ages 3-12 months)
  • Pañales
  • Simple Harry Potter - Dobby Baby Shower Invitation Size: 5" x 7". Gender: unisex. Age Group: adult. Material: Felt Ecru.
  • A Magical Harry Potter Birthday Slumber Party for Peyton!! – Beijos Events
  • Editable Wizard Baby Shower Invitation Magic Baby Shower - Etsy
  • Wizard Baby Shower Games Editable Magic Baby Shower Game - Etsy
  • Wizard Baby Shower Games Magic Baby Shower Game Bundle Magic - Etsy
  • EDITABLE Harry Potter Baby Shower Bundle School of Magic - Etsy
View on Pinterest

popular posts

  • must haves for a 9 month old baby

    August 3, 2020
  • must haves for a 6 month old baby

    May 18, 2020
  • bath time must haves for baby

    February 19, 2020
  • must haves for a 3 month old baby

    February 1, 2020
  • must haves for a newborn baby

    November 9, 2019
  • 2016 GMC Acadia for a family of 4

    9 things to consider when buying a family car

    December 5, 2018

save 10% on Tubby Todd

…
  • About Me
  • Baby
  • hospital bag checklist
  • gift guides

© 2021 trista peterson llc Site Powered by Pix & Hue.

 

Loading Comments...