a cozy christmas.

my sister is getting married very soon, so we didn't go to fL this year for the holidays. instead, we spent a cozy, little christmas in utah.  although, we missed our florida family & friends greatly, who could not be cheered by a day eating good food, wearing pajamas all day long (not a far stretch for this house.;)), spending time with the sitakes, napping, playing video games, snuggling up to great movies, and being with the most important people in my world. a very splendid day indeed.

 {mad cracking nuts.}

 {grandma's hot chocolate.}

 {"night before christmas" & the true christmas story with daddy.}

 {the boys notes to santa. i love madden writing...wei.=)}

{everytime i walked upstairs they were here.}

{5 a.m. and santa is finally done. yes, 5 a.m. thankfully our boys sleep in.}

{5:00 a.m. :: 10:00 a.m. :: 10:15 a.m.}

{max: "well, i didn't have this on my list, but i guess i'll keep it.}

{mad loves the ocean & all in it. my dad sent out a shark tooth for him that he found as a little boy and has saved all these years. (maddy uses it to open all our packages.) i love that he has something meaningful from his papa. max went through a huge woody (toy story) phase and wore cowboy boots everywhere for a year straight. during that time, my dad gave him his cowboy hat he wore when he was a little boy. (he grew up on a ranch.) one day they will appreciate these things as much as i do.}

           

{and the wanting can end.}

 {gifts from my babies. my sister took mad christmas shopping for our gifts. he picked out a pink santa hat (a child's, obviously.;)) and some hot cocoa. i  asked him how he knew i wanted hot cocoa and he said, "i just looked in your eyes and i saw you drinking hot chocolate." he's so precious it hurts my heart.}

 {to: dad from: max.p=)}

{grandma in florida made the boys blankets for all our travels.}

 {snowboard & siri...that markus.=)}

{we had gruyere quiche after presents and christmas soup (tortilla, but ken and i add so much cinnamon it's become christmas.) & brazilian limeade for dinner. both delicious, but i missed being home for this part especially.}

{i woke up from my looonng nap to madden holding this note in front of my face. i'd say it was a pretty good christmas for our little family.=)}