We had a wonderful Christmas this year, and it was extra special because it was Jaxon's first Christmas! On Christmas Eve, we went up to the Anderson's and went bowling. I didn't score very high, but Travis did. :) Jaxon slept for most of the time under the table.
Then, we went back to the Anderson's house for lunch and visiting. Travis's brother and his family were in town from Chicago, and it was great to see them again and finally introduce Jaxon to their family.
That evening, Jaxon opened presents with his cousins. We weren't sure if he was going to be awake early Christmas morning, so we opened most of his presents that night. He did pretty well at unwrapping!
Jaxon got mostly books (which is always great since we read to him ALL THE TIME...) and a duffle bag with his name on it. He also got a johnny jumper from Aunt Kami, and a couple of fun toys from the Talbots, and a couple stuffed animals from his mamita and Uncle Art.
Christmas morning, Jaxon ended up waking up promptly at six o'clock. Almost like he didn't want to miss anything. :) He found a bottle in his stocking, and we all had breakfast. After which, Travis and I opened presents. He got me lots of kitchen tools, and I got him an extension game of Settlers of Catan, and a couple CDs with his mission pictures (he didn't have a digital camera on his mission, so I scanned them all in). I also got roller blades. We found them at DI for four bucks and got them. I've already roller bladed around the park with Jaxon in his stroller. So much funner than just walking!
After presents, we got ready for church. We went to my family's ward in Orem because I was accompanying them on the flute in their musical number. It sounded wonderful. After church, it was back up to Highland for a much needed nap. Christmas dinner was fabulous, and so was dessert. We were exhausted from the day, but had a lot of fun. We can't wait for Jaxon to be old enough to actually be excited for Christmas!
