A Crazy Little Christmas

I feel bad that I haven't written anything since Thanksgiving. December was a bit of a crazy month. Brett graduated from BYU (yay Daddy!), I was working two jobs, we packed up the house and moved to California, and only a few days into January Brett started at his new job (another yay Daddy!). So our Christmas looked a bit...different. There was no tree. Almost no decorations (we did put up some lights in our window). And though there were few presents, there were still a whole lot of boxes and a really big mess. Here's what Kate's second Christmas looked like:

It was the first Christmas since Brett and I have been married that we got to spend it just with our little family, and I really enjoyed it. We slept in until 9am on Christmas morning. We opened stockings and ate pancakes. Then we went to church. After church Kate went down for a nap while Brett and I continued packing. By the time she woke up we were getting ready to head out the door to Christmas dinner (with Brett's aunt and uncle). Kate ended up opening only two of her presents on Christmas day. So we had second Christmas the next morning and she opened more presents. It was so relaxing and perfect.

Outside the church

Back at home in the warmth

Looking at the pictures from Christmas reminds me how Kate is really turning from a little baby into a little girl. It is a weird feeling- closing this chapter in our lives. There will always be a little fondness in my heart for Utah - for the house we took Kate home to, for the church Brett blessed her in, and for the kind friends and neighbors who helped welcome her into the world and supported us on this amazing journey through parenthood. Our little BYU baby is growing up. I am so excited for what this new year has in store for her.