Elsie’s first Christmas was a blast – we were lucky enough to have both families here to celebrate. Michael and Alison in from England, Chloe in from San Fran, and my parents down from Montana. On Christmas morning we were greeted by a dusting of snow – which continued throughout the day – perfect white Christmas. The Sladden’s are notoriously late so Elsie and I headed down to Josh and Amy’s ahead of the crew leaving mark behind to lightly push them out the door (they arrive only 35 minutes late – not bad for a sladden arrival!).
Josh and Amy cooked up a yummy brunch of crepes, frittata and lots of breakfast meat – YUM! They had set a beautiful table and even made a space for the bean to have her own christmas brunch – puffed wagon wheels!
Saffie greeted us in her Baby’s first Christmas Bib:
After a yummy brunch we moved to the presents. We tried to scale back this year – pleading with my parents (who didn’t listen) … but still we ended up with piles of gifts
Mostly for the new babies…
Underneath these piles were two adorable chair for the girls … elsie started her warm up exercises to get ready to open the gifts.
It was very hard, but rewarding work – although chewing and ripping paper was the most fun.
Elsie was pooped and borrowed saffie’s swing for a nap!
Eventually we finished the marathon opening and headed back home to eat some more. Chloe and Mark cooked up some Braised short ribs (from our local cow we purchased) on a bed of polenta with cranberry sauce. It was great to have the two sladden’s manning the kitchen and serving up a delicious dinner.
Success I say! 🙂