Happy Christmas!

Yes, yes, I know that I'm not in England...but I love the "Happy Christmas" expression over the "Merry Christmas" expression.  As you may know, I'm not much of a fan of the Christmas season.  I never feel "merry" during this time, but I do often feel "happy".  I enjoy spending downtime with family & friends.  So I've taken to using the "Happy Christmas" expression.  :)

This Christmas was a bit different for us.  It was our 2nd Christmas that we've spent in KC without family - but for good reason.  We spent the days before Christmas in Columbia babysitting Lehni & Miles while Mom & Dad were in the hospital delivering their 3rd little one.  It had been awhile since we babysat the kids, so we really enjoyed spending some quality time with them!! k We also love getting to meet Miss Teddi!! (How cute is her name, right?!?!)

{Babysitting Mr. Miles}

 

 {Gorgeous Teddi!}

{Teddi with big sister, Lehni}

 

{Sleepy Teddi!}

{I have this exact same pic of Mr. Miles two years ago.  LOL!}

We arrived back in KC Christmas Eve evening and immediately took a nap.  Apparently we were more tired than the two cuties pictured above.  LOL!  You can tell we aren't used to watching kids...especially when one of them is sick.  We loved every minute of it but truly needed to re-energize before our heading out to dinner.  We had reservations at Affare, a modern German restaurant.  They were having a 4 course prix fixe meal with wine pairing.  We had been here once before and loved it!  so we thought it the perfect place to return to for a special dinner.

{Pic of us in the lobby of OPP}

 

Christmas Day was spent in comfies watching movies, eating holiday treats and cooking.  It was quiet but lovely.  We watched the 2nd of our two annual holiday movies - Love Actually and The Holiday. (The first was watched one night while wrapping gifts.)  We also rented This is Where I Leave You.  It has a lot of big names in it and was so much better than I thought it would be.  Totally recommend it!

The evening after Christmas one of our neighbors was having a get together for their birthday.  It's so nice being able to just walk home after celebrating.  Fun evening!!

{Crazy Kids}

Happy Merry Christmas!  Hope you enjoyed the holiday with your loved ones!

Cheers!