Christmas!!!

I know... it's like a week late. But I posted my Thanksgiving stuff almost a month late! So this is actually early. ;)

This year, for the first time ever, Wayne and I stayed home for Christmas. It was just us and the Jackalope and it was the best Christmas... best DAY... of my entire life. No kidding. First, on Christmas Eve, we made sugar cookies for Santa:

This is the one he actually picked for Santa.

Wayne and I put Jack to bed and watched "Love Actually" (my favorite movie ever!) while we put together his cute little bike. His annoyingly frustrating, worst instructions in the history of the world bike... from which we removed the front brakes from because it was retarded and wouldn't work correctly. Plus, why the hell does a 3 year old need hand brakes on a 12 inch bike?? We also finished wrapping the Santa presents and stuffing each others stockings. Then, I took some pictures:





So, the next morning rolls around and, because we're horrible parents and have locked Jack in his room, we are awakened by screams of, "MOOOOOMM!!! Is it MOOOOORRRRNIIIINNNNGGGG TIIIIIMMMME?? DID SANTA COME?!" We rush to let the prisoner out and I run into the living room so as to video the momentousness of the first Christmas that he actually gets it. (Which, I'll have to upload and add to FB later.) It was amazing. Awesome. Beautiful. Funny. Everything I could ever have wanted to experience. He ran into the living room and said, " Is that bike for me?!!" Awwww. Love. Serious serious love.
We make him sit and wait patiently in his little comfy chair while we pass out the presents... Wayne turns on his "fireplace" - a DVD from Target's Dollar Spot that turns our big screen into a roaring fire - and the Christmas music. Then we let him unwrap every single thing he got. The first present he went for? The one he'd been talking about for weeks - the only thing he asked Santa for - the only reason we got a picture of him with Santa at all. I don't know how he knew it was in there, but he did. A big rig with "Hot Wheels" type cars in the back that he'd seen at Target. After that, it was a blur of wrapping paper, Batman figurines (the bad guys), remote control vehicles, Nerf dart guns and Nerf swords. He was beyond excited. Wanted to rip everything from the packages and play with it all at one time. I think we opened the big rig so that he could explore it while Wayne and I opened our gifts.


We made our phone calls to the family, ate some super yummy sausage balls (a Decker family tradition), and just hung out. It was the best Christmas I can remember. I just teared up everytime I looked at my beautiful little family - even when they were trying to "kill" each other with their new dart guns and swords.
I made an awesome turkey, with stuffing, mashed potatoes (which Wayne made), gravy (Wayne again) and green bean casserole (fresh green beans, that I cut French style). I made waaaayy too much food and we ate on it for days - and ended up having to throw some away.


Beyond presents (which Wayne did very well picking out!) and food (best turkey I've made, yet!), there existed an indescribable feeling of peace and love and happiness. It was truly the happiest day of my life to date. Which is the best birthday present - it's what I wished for everytime I blew out those candles before I met Wayne and he made all my dreams come true.