Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!

Todd is really into having traditions around the holidays. This year was extra fun because we were able to include Mauer into our customs. Before Christmas Eve Mass at St. Michael’s church, we were able to get a quick family picture! What a nice looking bunch. I love that Mauer and Todd were able to wear festive sweater vests!!

We have upgraded from the traditional “Yule log” on TV and now have a real fire.

Mauer got SO many presents. Thank you everyone. It was really above and beyond anything he really needed! One of his favorite gifts was the orange that he got in his stalking (another tradition). His super cute jammies were a gift from one of the girls at Todd’s office!

He liked the pounding toy from Grandpa Steve. I don’t know why, but it must taste good. Another tradition is eating cinnamon rolls (Mauer did not get any frosting though!) for breakfast. He wolfed his down along with TWO oranges- must be a growing boy!

We snuggled the rest of the morning while we watched, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Another classic holiday tradition. We were given an awesome baby backpack so we decided to go for a short afternoon hike. Mauer liked the new backpack so much that he got cozy and took a short nap. We finished off the day with our traditional Christmas dinner of Alaskan king crab legs. I was shocked, but Mauer really liked those too!