Christmas 2013...yes, finally...sort of...just the beginning

The calendar tells me Christmas was more than a month ago. My head tells me it feels longer than that. And the blog tells me...it never happened. That's right. January is almost over and I haven't made time to blog our Christmas yet. 

I was going to just forget the whole thing, but that's sort of sad. To just go on like Christmas didn't happen. So, I'm going to relive Christmas now. In small doses because I don't have time right now for a big drawn out post. Hope you don't mind. 

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The Christmas pajama tradition.

The one and only tradition I started on Laci's first Christmas and have successfully upheld each year. New pajamas in their very own, special paint can. Even Noah got a can this year, although his is still missing a name. 

Since we are always home late on Christmas Eve, I decided to push our little tradition up a night. So, on Christmas Eve Eve, we opened cans and put on new pajamas. And on Christmas Eve morning, I snapped a pic of each kiddo and their can in the ugly brown chair that has become the photo taking station (it will reappear many times as I finish posting our holiday pictures.)

I particularly love that Laci is wearing the rainbow leggings she currently obsessed with, and Mia accessorized herself.

My chunky dude.

And since I was organizing some photos to print and put inside the cans, I can share the entire history of the pajama paint can tradition in the Edwards household.

2012

2011

2010

2009

Now wasn't that fun?

And that's how we kicked off Christmas 2013.

To be continued...