As a child (and even as an adult) I’ve always looked forward to Christmas and wondered what gifts I would receive. I can’t believe how these feelings have completely changed since Brittain was born.
Although Brittain may not understand the real purpose of the day yet, she very quickly caught onto the fact that she saw many wrapped gifts…and they were all for her. Dan and I made a decision that we weren’t going to buy any gifts for each other. It was going to be all about Brittain. I can’t tell you how much fun we had purchasing gifts for her and then deciding which would be from Santa and which ones from us. I realized the change in me when I knew that I would never need a gift for the rest of my life, because seeing her face light up brought me more joy than I could ever get from anything else.
I’m sure it’s no surprise to you to see that Brittain was spoiled this Christmas (by us and the rest of her family, of course).
Christmas morning at our house. A little sleepy, but not too tired to play with her new toys:
At Gramy and Papa’s house:
The Gills showered Brittain with tons of great clothes. (She’s already like her Mama. She LOVES pretty, new clothes. :-)):
Mimi and “Doot’s” house:
Brittain and Uncle Matthew compare Santa hat styles:
This picture cracks me up because I remember the moment so well. This was the first gift that Brittain opened – Pinky Pie.
Doot made a special purchase of the set of Harry Potter books:
Her very first cash gift. I think Cec and I were more impressed than she was:
