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the mornings with Little S are our favorite. she wakes up bright eyed and ready to eat. i never realized that i would be so excited to wake up each morning. this morning we woke up and just laid in bed, and looked at our sweet girl. could she be any more perfect? she just has the sweetest little face and features. we are so in love.
as you can see she has found her feet, and her toes are her favorite chew toy as well as her fingers. she's not a thumb sucker yet. she prefers all of them, not just one, haha. with that flexibility it looks like we have a future dancer or cheerleader on our hands.
me on my 3rd Christmas (i was a december baby)
as a little girl, my mom has always been big on making traditions. she is a perfectionist as holidays come (which i in return have inherited) and has always strived to make them special.
a few of our traditions growing up...
1. holiday baking: we would always take a night and bake as many different kinds of cookies that we could fit in. one of our favorites was sugar cookie cut outs. we would always take pride in decorating them as best that we could.
2. christmas eve at my dad's parents: my grandmother would cook lunch, and then we would open gifts. we always got 4 gifts...2 toys and 2 outfits. it was fun as a kid to get a sneak peek of christmas.
3. candle light service at the baptist church: we would dress up in our christmas best and sing our favorite songs. Now as adults we get mad if they don't stick to the tried and true.
4. new pajamas: on christmas eve we would always open christmas pajamas. after we put them on my mom would present us with a new christmas book, and we would read it together under the tree.
5. pallets: on christmas eve we have always all slept on pallets on my parents bedroom floor. i have a child and husband and my brothers still requested that we do this this year.
6. christmas morning: we would come out of my parent's bedroom in order from youngest to oldest to see what Santa left us while Johnny Mathis plays in the background.
now that i have my own child, i look forward to making our own family traditions in the years to come.
