Show me Christmas: week 4!

I'm linking up with Becky: From Mrs. to Mama for the very last edition of Show me Christmas: week 4!

 Today = Christmas Recap!

This Christmas was our first married Christmas and it was wonderful!

We started off the weekend going out to dinner with Sean's dad:

Then Saturday we headed to the Patriots game...

After the game, we went to my parent's house to spend some time and open a few gifts!

Of course, we had to head home so Santa could come. And in the morning, I was woken up at 4:30 by the husband who was just so excited to open gifts!

After opening our gifts to one another, Sean immediately started playing with his new Xbox Kinnect and I went back to sleep!

Once it was a normal hour, we got ready and spent time with his family opening presents.

After brunch & another nap (we were exhausted!) we made our way to my parent's house and opened more & more gifts!.

I got so many neat things and lots of clothes and shoes (new Toms too -- so I got to check that off my list of 101 in 1001)!

When we finally got home Christmas night, we watched the DVD Sean got for me -- Friends with Benefits. I loved it... he didn't enjoy it as much as me. :)

On Monday, we made one more trip and visited more of my family!

And Monday night, we went out to dinner with Sean's family one last time before his brother and his wife went back home to Seattle.

 It sure was a busy couple of days! Luckily, I still have the week off to recover!

How was your Christmas?! Be sure to link up here!

Show me Christmas: week 3!

Today, I'm linking up with Becky: From Mrs. to Mama for Show me Christmas: week 3.

Last week I showed off "my" decorations!

And now, we're talking Christmas Traditions: past, present and future.

I've been talking to my mom the last few days about how things are changing now that I'm married. It seems like Sean and I haven't really started "traditions". We're still working things out and I think that once we have a house of our own it'll be easier and more concrete to start some of our own rituals. But for now -- we sort of shuffle around Christmas day to make sure we get to see everyone. 

But since I don't have pictures to show of us shuffling... I thought I'd show off a tradition (that doesn't involve Christmas Day) that was just started last year!

Our annual Cookie Swap! (Last year's is here)

Sunday was the second annual cookie swap and it's so much fun that I see it as something that I would like to continue for a long time. :)

We make sure to have everyone email their recipes ahead of time and put a little recipe book together! And we have a cookie tin decorating station because who doesn't like glittery stickers and shiny ribbon?

This year we had 14 different kinds of cookies which meant that everyone could take 5 of each kind of cookie.

This year we had a silver/white/snowflake theme and even the chairs were decorated with silver sequins!

After the cookies are swapped and packaged they look BEAUTIFUL! :)

 

I'm sure you, too, have traditions! Be sure to go link up with From Mrs. to Mama!

Show me Christmas: week 2!

I'm linking up with Becky: From Mrs. to Mama for week 2 of...

Last week, I showed my Christmas list.

And today? We're showing off decorations!

I have a confession. We don't have a "house" necessarily - we have a bedroom. So while I'd love to show off OUR Christmas decorations - we don't have any :(

So, I took pictures of my mom's house! :) I mean it's where we'll spend a good portion of Christmas day, anyway!

 

 

What do your decorations look like? Make sure to link up with From Mrs. to Mama so we can all see!