It is always fun to make new Christmas traditions and watch Barrett enjoy the magic of the season. We celebrated Christmas all month long with several special activities and new traditions. I will just do a quick recap for you in pictures.
We spent most of our time together at home, just enjoying each other's company. We made a quick trip to the mall and Target for some last minute things, AND made a special stop at Starbucks for a special ingredient to make Ryan's favorite- Caramel Apple Spice - at home! It was a recipe on Pinterest and soooo delicious!! 
Nanna joined us for a trip to the mall - and some successful Santa pictures!
Little strong man carrying around his tractor
Nanna - you are funny!
Barrett loved playing with the Christmas tree - especially pointing to all of the sparkly ornaments and saying "ball" - we had to remind him that the ornaments stay ON the tree, and for the most part, he was great about leaving them there...but sometimes, they were just too hard to resist! :)
Playing with the Christmas ornaments
Up and down the stairs - Barrett's favorite!
Just taking a little break
Breakfast time for these boys
Sportscenter fanatics already - LOVE it!
Mommy, see how cute I am?
On Christmas Eve, we went to our church's Candlelight Christmas Eve service. It was beautiful and so special to start this tradition with our little family. I still have a hard time believing that we are all grown up and get to start our own fun traditions.
All dressed up after church
After church, we invited our friends Lynne and Ellie Moss over for a few snacks. Lynne's husband Chad works with Ryan and was on call Christmas Eve. Ellie and Barrett are such sweet friends and had a wonderful time playing together!! Ellie was all ready for "Ho Ho" to come and so very precious in her Christmas dress and her "Ho Ho" outfit! We enjoyed a few snacks and a little visiting before getting everyone tucked in to bed.
The littles enjoying some snacks
Posing for a Christmas shot - so sweet!
Hamming it up for Mom
Ellie, please don't go! Ho Ho will come here too!
Before we knew it, Santa had come to visit the Hall household as well. Barrett really must have been a good boy! This is a picture of the tree before he started the fun! He loved opening the gifts and tearing the wrapping paper. We had such a fun Christmas morning!
He made a beeline for his new chair! I would say it was a BIG hit!
Love that baby bed head
More presents Daddy? WOW!
Have you ever seen a sweeter face?
Loving on his new bear
We just HAD to call Grammy, Pops, Nancy, Dustin, Val and Logan on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought them too! It is wonderful to be able to use modern technology and be able FaceTime with everyone. Barrett loves to give kisses to everyone before saying goodbye - so sweet!!
On Christmas night, we cooked a nice dinner and got out of our jammies to eat. It was my first time cooking a dinner on my own, and I would say it was a success! Although it is much smaller than our normal family feast at Grandma's, it was still fun. Santa's Little Helper joined us for dinner too. Isn't he cute??
Family Christmas pic
Barrett loved his new fire truck from Aunt Ginger and Uncle Scott - thank you guys!!
After our Christmas was over, we just enjoyed our time left with Ryan's mom before we took her back to the airport. Come back again soon Nanna! Some of our gifts arrived a few days after Christmas, so Barrett got to enjoy opening a few more gifts. Here are some cute shots of that too!
This Dancing Dog is a HIT!
He was just precious playing with his first doctor set from Brad and Whitney. Thank you guys - he LOVES it!
Gotta check those ears...
We had a WONDERFUL Christmas!! It was nice to enjoy the peace and quiet, but we think we will be back in Texas and Oklahoma for the Christmas Crazy next year!
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