A Perfect Christmas

I was so looking forward to our first Christmas with Sawyer. Last year it was just Austin and I, which was great! It was awesome to be newlyweds for a year. But this year we had a little baby to spend it with! We had the greatest time shopping for a couple toys for him. Who knew it was so hard to choose baby toys? haha. We settled on getting him a noisy giraffe thingy (lol!) and a snuggamonkey that lights up and plays lullabies. I also got him some really cute clothes from Old Navy and H&M. Those stores have the cutest baby boy clothes!
Anyway, we spent Christmas Eve at Grandma Betty's house and that was so much fun! Austin's cousins, Jeannette and Melissa just had babies so Sawyer got to be around some tiny cousins. It felt like having a baby on your lap was the new accessory! We even borrowed each others babies for a little while.
Grandma Betty always puts so much work into the family dinners. They always turn out so nice and something I always look forward to!

4 generations! How awesome is that?!

 On Christmas Day, Austin tried to wake me up SO early because he was so excited! But Sawyer had just started sleeping through the night the night before so I was okay with sleeping in a little. That was one of the best gifts I had gotten from Sawyer! When we all did get up we went right to opening presents. Sawyer was so alert and happy. He was smiling and staring at his toys!
Austin got a new wallet and some turtlebeach headphones for his xbox. He also got some games and a mustache mug! I got a new purse, Just Dance 4, and a KitchenAide mixer!! We are so blessed to be able to give each other gifts.
We went to my parents house later that day to have dinner and hang out. My in laws even went too! So we got to spend the day with our families at the same time. Our families are huge! lol. It was a little crazy but I wouldn't like it any other way.
My mom is so cute! She crocheted all the grandkids hats. All the boys got Despicable Me minions, Amanda's girls got Zebras, and Rachel's girls got Minney Mouse hats. They were adorable!

Sawyer and Daddy making almost the exact same face! lol

At the end of the night, I had a chance to sit and think about the real meaning of Christmas, and that's the birth of Christ. After just having Sawyer two months before, I had a new perspective. And that was of his mother, Mary's. I wonder is she knew all that Christ had in store for him in his life? If she really had a clear knowledge of what he would have to go through. He had to suffer so much to account for all of our sins, and as a mother I cringe at the thought of anything hurting my baby.
I have such a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and the Atonement. I strive to follow in his example and to have the strength he had. I hope I can teach Sawyer and my future children to do the same.
I also have a testimony of an eternal family. Austin and I have been so blessed to be able to have a child. I am thankful to have been married and sealed in the temple and have Sawyer born into our eternal family. There is nothing better and He is so loved.
I am so grateful for my parents and for my inlaws, Todd and Rona. They do so much for us and They are the perfect grandparents! They have always been there to love and support us. We love them so much! I couldnt ask for any better.
We love Christmas!