christmas

Two little Christmas trees - I'm resisting getting a really big one. 

Christmas was quiet this year. My mom is here to help with the new baby (whenever she arrives) so it was just the four of us. This was the first year Iris really understood anything about Christmas (by which I mean, that there are presents to be opened).

Iris came to church with us on Christmas Eve and really loved watching the musical performances and she got to hold the candle for "Silent Night."

We opened presents the next morning. She got really excited about the first gift she opened (some clothes) and was totally overstimulated by that for a little while. She then settled down and continued to open her other presents.

Probably my favorite memory of Christmas this year is the sing-along that Evan and Iris had on Christmas Eve. We have a little video of it.