Merry Christmas!

This post is a day late, because yesterday was all about relaxing and playing with Ripley. Matt and I stayed in Austin this year for the holiday. This was the first year I wasn't surrounding by a bunch of family for Christmas, which was a little hard, but we did have a great time just the 3 of us. Especially since it was Ripley's first Christmas. She had a blast tearing wrapping paper and playing with all her new toys.

Since we didn't have any plans, we decided to stay in our pj's for the entire day, which was awesome. No running around from house to house driving several places, instead we got a chance to relax and enjoy not having any big plans. We opened presents, cooked a big breakfast, watched A Christmas Story (a must) and even took naps. The weather was great (in the 60's), so we got out and took a walk to the park and also went over to our neighbor's house for a bit. All in all, it was a great day. Hope everyone else had a good time with their loved ones!

I thought it would be fitting to post a couple pictures of Ripley with Santa.....after waiting 2 hours in line, we finally saw him! And guess what? This isn't even the picture they took. They only let you pick one pose (for way too much $$ - they know parents are suckers) and the one they took I didn't even like. Little did I know they will also let you take pictures from your own camera, but I didn't bring mine. So this nice couple in front of me said they would be happy to take some of Ripley with their camera and email them to me. How nice is that? I was so happy they did, because their pictures were way better than the one the mall people took. I kick myself for waiting until the last minute and going on a weekend vs. a weekday, but that's what I get for procrastinating. I'll be sure to plan better next year....yeah right, I'll probably wait til the last minute next year too, but at least I'll know to bring my own camera ; )