Maybe March is too late to blog about Christmas? Oh well, here we go. Christmas 2015 was a VERY low key and simple Christmas for the Hixon house. With Molly being born 3 weeks before Christmas, you would think that I would plan ahead and have all my shopping done beforehand since I knew that we would have a new baby right before Christmas. Not so much. I was distracted by our adorable toddler and trying to get ready for our sweet girl, that it just never happened.
So once Molly arrived, I just kept putting Christmas preparations off. The only gifts under the tree until 3 days before Christmas were gifts for Caden and Molly from Casey's co-worker. Thankfully, the kiddos were young enough to not really care about a ton of Christmas decorations or presents. When I couldn't put it off any longer, I then found myself asking "What in the world do I get for Caden and Molly?" Caden whose birthday was November 18th got more than enough toys and clothes, so what was there left to get the kiddo that I had not already told grandparents and aunts/uncles to get him? Obviously, my creativity was not functioning at a high level with a newborn, but I didn't want to not to anything for them. It was Molly's first Christmas after all. At the same time, I also thought about what the true meaning of Christmas is about: celebrating the birth of Jesus. While some presents aren't bad, I really didn't need to go overboard. Santa ending up bringing Caden a tee pee tent that he loves to draw in and Molly s this little teether blanket. Their parents managed to get them both a few small things complete with goldish for Caden in his stocking and Molly a little toy (like I keep saying it was very simple). While our Christmas was very, very simple, it was still very nice to spend time with each other and our loved ones. Next year, I plan to be more on the ball with my Christmas shopping. Though next year I will have Molly's 1st birthday to plan (sad to think of that for our sweet girl). Here are some photos from our holidays:
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| A new Veggie Tales for Caden from his parents |
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| Molly's Christmas presents |
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| He loves his teepee |
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| Caden 2015 Molly 2016 |
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| Our sweet babues! |
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| Hixon Family 2016 |
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| Molly and her cousin Olivia who are 2.5 wks. apart in age |
"In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace." Ephesians 1:7
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