What a wonderful Christmas!!

We had such a great Christmas this year!! Tad, Paisley, my mom, and I all went out to Maryland to visit Chelsea, Andrew, and new baby Ila Joy. It was so much fun! We spent almost two weeks with them and they were probably ready for us to leave, but thank you Pratts for opening your home to us and making it such a wonderful holiday!!

Paisley got to meet her new cousin Ila, which could have been a little scary. But after a day or so Paisley realized that she wasn't being replaced and that Grandma could hold them both at the same time so everything was okay. Paisley actually loved little Ila--she smiled every time we let her get close to her and wanted to give her kisses.


This was a really exciting Christmas because I believe it was the first time ever that Paisley has shown any interest in getting gifts!!! Now, that doesn't mean that she ripped open the paper and screamed with excitement, but we will take what we can get. She was very interested in what was being opened and she wanted to make sure the Aunt Chelsea (the official gift distributor) had another gift ready for her. And she actually showed a little bit of excitement when the gift was opened. It was really exciting for her parents who have waited for the day she would care and help open her own gifts!!

(notice Grandma is safely holding Paisley's hands!!)

It was a really great holiday all around. While we were there they had Ila blessed and so it was nice to be able to be a part of that. The only downside of the holiday is that we didn't get to spend any of it with my brother Jesse and wife Amie, (we did get to see Ben, Lexi, & Sariah before we went to Maryland).