These pictures are actually from before we finished decorating everything. I may try to get some pictures up later that show the finished product. We got a few more ornaments, and Matt built a wooden crate to sit at the base of the tree instead of a traditional tree skirt. But this still gives you an idea of what our Christmas decorations looked like!
Matt and I have sort of a tradition (or maybe just a bad habit) of opening presents and stockings whenever we feel like it. We've always said that we might as well enjoy it now, before children, when we can have Christmas however we want. We started out this year by saying, "This will be the last year we can do this! We'll have a kid next year!" In reality, though, we realized we could probably still get away with it for one more year. ;)
Penny had a stocking this year, too. She was super excited about it, but it took her a while to figure out what to do with it and how to get the treat that was inside of it. She is a major goof.
Matt and I had our stockings, too!
We shared some fun memories opening gifts and laughing about goofy things. Matt gave me four scarves... he told me later that they weren't meant to all be worn at the same time. Ooops!
Of course, little baby Porter didn't get left out of the fun. I was surprised to find a hidden present under the tree that was "To: Mommy, From: Baby," and oddly enough, the baby's handwriting looks a lot like Matt's! I got a beautiful Willow Tree figurine of a pregnant woman and her husband. I love it. I also got a gift for the baby, which was a stuffed fox named Cordy Roy. We plan on using a neutral colored outdoors/woodland creature/camping kind of theme in the nursery, regardless of the sex of the baby. So the fox gets us started.
On Saturday, at Pap's Christmas (Matt's grandpa) Matt's cousins, Ethan and Erin, gave the baby a stuffed elephant named Jorge. Erin has had a stuffed elephant since she was a baby named George and she takes him with her EVERYWHERE, so them giving us an elephant was pretty sweet.
So, the baby is already following in the footsteps of mom by collecting stuffed animals. :) He or she already has Jorge and Cordy!
I guess all of the Christmas excitement wore Penny out. She crashed on the couch shortly after we were done. She sleeps in some of the funniest positions... she definitely loves cuddling with her own feet!
We had a great Christmas together. We know things will be very different at this time next year, and we're excited for those adventures that are to come.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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