Though the tree may be gone, and the ornaments and lights may be packed away,
joyful memories of Christmastime still resonate in our hearts and minds.
Okay, okay. So the lights are still up on our house, and we’ll likely be “that family” in the neighborhood who will forgetfully leave them there until Easter… Just in time to replace them with eggs. But tis the season, right?!?
Feeble-attempt-at-poetic-prose aside, Christmas was a happy time in the Wright abode. Joined by Nena and Pops (Plaxico), we donned our holiday-finest and celebrated Christmas Eve with our church family at All Saints Church…
…And even attempted to take a family photo of the jolly occassion.
Pre-bribe of M&Ms – and anything else she wanted – to get a certain Little Miss Goofball to cooperate
And post-bribe. I’ll take what I can get.
Despite dealing with a family full of colds (in this regard, my children are a little too good at sharing), Christmas day was great fun as well…
Rise and shine! Santa was here!
Family photo attempt #1,382. I’m pretty sure Daddy’s back there…somewhere.
Thank goodness for grandparents who will get up with children who wake too early!!!
I can say with complete confidence that our Little Ones did just fine in the gift department. Not that the Little Mister had any clue what all of the hullabaloo was about, of course. But he played along like a good Little Christmas Trooper.
Sweet new ride, thanks to Grammie and Poppy Wright!
In our house, Christmas ain’t Christmas without a new flashlight from Pops.
And lots of Christmas cuddles from Nena!
Another special treat was getting to celebrate the holiday with our dear friends, the Mugfords. We had this crazy idea that we’d commemorate the moment with a photo (sans Little Mister, who was already in bed). Here’s a little glimpse into how well that went.
One guess at who the Little Ham was…
Again, I’ll take what I can get.
Oh, and just in case the Little Miss asks, the Christmas tree is now “taking a nap at the tree farm” until we pick it up again next year. And the dump truck she saw hauling it away? Why, that was just some kind men delivering it (gently) to it’s resting place…
Hope you all had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!
LOVE these adorable memories! So precious. Family pics cracked me up! Looks like you guys had a fantastic Christmas this year with lots of FUN family time:) Thanks for sharing…..
Ps, I wish someone would tell me that story about my sweet Christmas tree. We just took ours down last weekend (Yeah I know.. Late to put it up, late to take it down. The McSwiggan way haha…) and I was so sad to see it leave. Although, it left enough pine needles on its way out the door to keep the memories alive for the rest of the year!! YIKES
Love you guys,
M
Loved the pixs. The Christmas pajamas are so cute. I bet Aunt Nancy led the parade to the tree Christmas morning. She definitely has the early morning gene. Sounds like a great Christmas for all. Thanks for sharing stories and pictures. Love you all.