A very merry first Christmas

Yesterday was such a fun day with Levi. We loved watching him open his presents. He loved playing with the ribbons and wrapping paper. His innocent abandon and joy as he played with his new toys reminded me of my own childhood Christmases.


Levi's special stocking. My mom made it from a pair of old Levi's!

We enjoyed a lovely, relaxing Christmas morning breakfast. I used up the last of my pecans and craisins for our cinnamon rolls and it was totally worth it!

Our delicious cinnamon rolls in process.

Our Christmas breakfast table

Levi helping to open his new ball tent which is his favorite Christmas present

Having fun playing in his tent

Stealing candy from a baby

Here in Hungary, we celebrate Mikulas or St. Nicholas Day on December 6th. The children receive chocolate St. Nicholas figures and other yummy treats. Levi got this HUGE chocolate Mikulas from one of our co-workers.

"Hey, look what I got!"

"What? You mean you aren't going to let me eat it?"

"Alright, but you'd better make up for it next year!"

P.S. Mommy and Daddy say "It sure was tasty!". Thanks Julianna!

Longing

"We may however say to ourselves- one day these souls of ours will blossom into the full sunshine- when all that is desirable in the commonness of daily love, and all we long for of wonder and mystery and the look of Christmas time will be joined in one, and we shall walk as in a wondrous dream yet with more sense of reality than our most waking joy now gives us."
--George MacDonald