I love Christmas. There’s just something special about that time of year. We got to spend time with family, and when you've got all these great cousins around to help, lots of silliness can occur. 
It was especially fun this year, now that Jackson is really starting to get into the spirit of it all. He and Sadie visited Santa for the first time 
(Jackson enjoyed it so much we actually chatted with him two different times!), helped me make Christmas cookies and candy, and stuck with his original wish list the whole season through (a monster truck, a car and a school bus…and according to him, Sadie also wanted a monster truck).
Sadie did not get a monster truck, but she did get some swell things that Jackson has enjoyed just as much as her (and getting to see Daddy in his own version of a Santa suit is a gift in and of itself~) .
And Jackson? Well…he must have been a pretty good boy.
A few days after Christmas, he was playing with his new trucks while I was cleaning up the kitchen, and I hear him say, “Okay monster trucks. Say cheese!” He’s got them all lined up for a picture, and he was especially excited when I offered to take one for him. This from the child who six months ago wouldn’t stay in one place long enough for us to pick up a camera!
And Sadie…wow. She has grown up so quickly. We celebrated her 1st birthday on New Year’s Eve (her actual day is the 29th. I finally realize how much it’s going to stink for her to have a birthday so close to Christmas…maybe we’ll do a half-birthday or something in the summer…). It was just a small family thing, but Sadie was decked out in all her "princessness"-- tutu and crown included.
At first I thought we were going to have trouble keeping the crown in place, but once she discovered the beauty of cake, the crown was an afterthought! 
It was especially fun this year, now that Jackson is really starting to get into the spirit of it all. He and Sadie visited Santa for the first time (Jackson enjoyed it so much we actually chatted with him two different times!), helped me make Christmas cookies and candy, and stuck with his original wish list the whole season through (a monster truck, a car and a school bus…and according to him, Sadie also wanted a monster truck).Sadie did not get a monster truck, but she did get some swell things that Jackson has enjoyed just as much as her (and getting to see Daddy in his own version of a Santa suit is a gift in and of itself~) .
And Jackson? Well…he must have been a pretty good boy. A few days after Christmas, he was playing with his new trucks while I was cleaning up the kitchen, and I hear him say, “Okay monster trucks. Say cheese!” He’s got them all lined up for a picture, and he was especially excited when I offered to take one for him. This from the child who six months ago wouldn’t stay in one place long enough for us to pick up a camera!And Sadie…wow. She has grown up so quickly. We celebrated her 1st birthday on New Year’s Eve (her actual day is the 29th. I finally realize how much it’s going to stink for her to have a birthday so close to Christmas…maybe we’ll do a half-birthday or something in the summer…). It was just a small family thing, but Sadie was decked out in all her "princessness"-- tutu and crown included.
At first I thought we were going to have trouble keeping the crown in place, but once she discovered the beauty of cake, the crown was an afterthought! 
She loved every single bite of her cake. For some odd reason, no one else minded that she didn't want to share! :)
She is a happy, beautiful little girl, full of mischief and as stubborn as both her parents put together (God help us all). She is the "anti-Jackson"...where he was quiet, she is loud; where he exercised extreme caution, she shows no fear; where he was perfectly happy with what was around him, she is full of curiosity and loves to dig, where he was our little conformist, she's our little rebel. ...And while Jackson is a great kid that we are lucky lucky lucky to have, I am so glad that she is making her own path rather than following in his footsteps.
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I feel her pain!! Mine is Dec. 30...I always hated getting the birthday/christmas combo gift. I think a half-birthday would be great! because it never fails, as hard as my parents tried.... she will get one really great gift for Christmas, and then something little for her birthday. Where as Jackson would probably get something big and great for both events. love your stories!! JEN
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