Not a Typical Christmas

This Christmas was not exactly a traditional Christmas. We were missing family, I was stuck on the couch, and Braiden and Dave were a bit under the weather with colds. However, we were together and I didn't spend it in the hospital!
All smiles after his bath on Christmas Eve

A tradition since Phillip and I were little was listening to my Dad read Twas the Night Before Christmas before bed time on Christmas Eve. The tradition continued with Braiden when he spent his first Christmas in VA with his Pop. Last year and this year, we sadly were not able to be with Pop, so we had to listen to him read the story through a recordable book. What a great thing technology is. Braiden absolutely loves his book and has continued reading it every night since Christmas Eve :-)

Waiting for Santa's arrival

Braiden seeing all of the presents under the tree

All of his presents were transportation related

We are very blessed to have wonderful friends in our neighborhood. Since I was on bed rest, our wonderful friends, Sarahand Don offered to cook us Christmas dinner. They came over and spent the evening with us.

Opening a present from his friends, Lauren and Ashlynn

The girls with a very silly, Braiden

The last Christmas of us being a family of 3 :-)

My sweet baby boy on Christmas