We had lots of fun Christmas activities planned this year since  Logan is getting older and able to participate in more. I’m also trying really hard to start some fun traditions for the boys. This year, we baked some awesome dinosaur cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve:

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We also opened up our Christmas Eve gift. The boys got some holiday books, a movie, some popcorn, hot chocolate, and new holiday PJs!

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After opening our gifts, we took a bath and put on our new PJs!

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The boys read through their story with Daddy. Logan worked on his letter and cookies to Santa.

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This year, Santa brought Logan a balance bike and Atticus a dollhouse! Logan woke up at 5 am– we found him in the living room playing on his bike. It was super cute! (I love that you can see his blankie and paci laying on the floor next to him.)

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Luckily, we were able to coax him back to bed for a little while longer. Mommy and Daddy were not ready to get up that early! We got up and opened the rest of our Christmas gifts…

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After a nice relaxing morning at home (complete with Momma’s breakfast casserole that is quickly becoming a Christmas tradition!) we headed to Nana and Pop Pop’s house.

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I just love these photos of Aunt Nini spinning Logan around. 🙂

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Tandem nursing Gaby and Atticus. Ewww…. not really. But she was super interested in licking the milk off his face.

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Then we finished up our holiday at Gramps and Gram’s house.

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What a happy Christmas! (atticus looks like a baby ron swanson in that last photo, lol.)

Ok– I mentioned to Chris that Atti looks like Ron Swanson and he sends me this… ha!!

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