What a great Christmas. We were sad to be away from our family and friends, but overjoyed by the love (and loot!) they sent...ha! Our families really overdid themselves. Hannah Jane "got" Santa Claus for the first time really, and was elated Christmas morning to see that he'd left her gifts (despite her parents talk about the "naughty" list which she worked hard to make the top of just before Christmas). Christmas Eve we made a gingerbread house from scratch, leading us to the conclusion that Rick should be the architect/engineer next year. Hannah Jane had a great time piling on candy though, and an even better time eating it afterward. Amazingly enough, she did manage to get a nap in before I hauled her off to church for a Christmas Eve service at 6pm. She enjoyed seeing some of her friends there and even singing Christmas carols. Rick stayed home and worked on a festive Christmas dinner - lucky us! Afterward we read the Night Before Christmas and put Hannah Jane to bed, leaving us to "Santa Claus" and toast Christmas by the tree. (Yes, we do get Christmas trees on base, but they're in demand obviously so you end up buying and putting up your Christmas tree a day or two after Thanksgiving. And yes, the needles are ready to fall off about now...) Christmas Day was a wonderful day of unwrapping presents, eating, napping and visiting with neighbors. Exhausted as she was from the day, we put Hannah Jane to bed early and ate another celebratory meal, just the two of us. I'll let the pictures tell the rest........
Decorating the Chris
tmas tree right after Thanksgiving (and before Rick leaves for Singapore)Building a gingerbread house with mom
Christmas Eve before heading to church
A princess with kneepads!
Santa brought a choo-choo train, just like the ones they have in Utah!More to follow...stay tuned......
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