Christmas 2022 (aka The Year Jaxon Slept Through Christmas)

So I'll be honest, we didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas morning! We kind of had a lot going on- Grammy and Pappy spent a couple hours with us that morning, and Jaxon was feeling so exhausted from not sleeping well the night before, that he literally went back to bed after stockings and slept through the rest of Christmas. You think I'm kidding?

He stayed in bed until we came home from church, when he was awake for an hour before going back to bed. We had saved all his presents for him (and from him) and he did them as quickly as he could, and ate half a cinnamon roll, before he fell back asleep. Then when it was time to go to the Andersons, he got in the car, got inside, and promptly laid on the couch where he slept for another 3 hours (and through dinner). We were convinced he wasn't going to sleep well that night having slept through the day, but he did indeed sleep like a rock the whole night. In the morning he was his usual self, and quite famished! So, yes. This was the year Jaxon slept through Christmas. Next year we will have to reassess the "siblings sleep in the same room" tradition on Christmas Eve.

The day after Christmas we packed up and headed for a week at the cabin. Travis is really getting this crochet thing down. He's made two winter hats for Violet and Ginger. He also carved a small tray for our keys and wallets. It's so nice for him to have a break and have time to do these things.

We had lots of snow, but not as much as we'd get a couple weeks later! I'll have to include those pics in another post.

Grammy and Pappy joined us for a day and Travis made an incredible sled track for the kids.

Enjoying hot cocoa in front of a warm fire. :)

We made and decorated cookie houses.

Travis helped make this awesome snow fort for the kids. Complete with icicles around the perimeter for defense.

And here's a picture of Talmage just being the cutie he is.