First Christmas!

What? Isn't it normal to blog about Christmas in April? I really just want to do this so that I don't forget our first Christmas together and the fun details. Mike and I decided to split Christmas with both of our families. Spend Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas Day with his family. As Christmas was getting close, I was getting anxious to have Mike open his gifts. And UPS freaking ruined Mike's surprise present (don't get me started about how every surprise for Mike ends up getting ruined). So we decided to open our presents to each other a little early. Okay, I really should say I finally convinced Mike to let us open them early. I really was begging like a little child. I was so excited to give Mike his presents! I gave Mike his own popcorn maker. Mike absolutely LOVES popcorn and I was so excited to give him this present. I am happy to report he loved it and we use it quite often. In his stocking I did a bunch of little things (i.e. tie, razor refills, candy, etc.). Mike gave me a heated blanket, perfume, the LOGO quiz game (a board game of my favorite app!) and a few other fun gadgets. It was fun to have our own little Christmas morning (even though it was actually 10 PM at night...)!

Christmas Eve we headed up to Fruit Heights for the Annual Child Family Christmas party. All of my dad's side of the family gets together and does dinner, a gift exchange, as well as a short Christmas program. It was a lot of fun! After the party, we opened gifts with my immediate family. My parents gave Mike a drill (I was secretly so excited for this gift) and they got me a desk for our bedroom. The desk didn't arrive until after Christmas but it was really nice to have the drill on hand to set it up! I'm slowly turning Mike into a handy man ;).

We headed down to Springville on Christmas Eve night and slept at Mike's mom's house. We were originally going to stay at my parents but decided last minute to go down there. Mike's family has a tradition of Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve. Except, they are actually really nice pajamas, she got mine from Victoria's Secret and they are adorable. Anywho, we woke up on Christmas morning to a huge mound of presents next to the tree. Mike's mom goes ALL out for Christmas. She got us both iPad's, as well as some new clothes, perfume, and a bunch of other really awesome stuff. They don't joke around in that household when it comes to Christmas. We also got to Skype with Mike's brother, Sean, who just recently got to Brazil!

This was the first Christmas I had spent away from my family, but Mike's family was so welcoming and made me feel at home. Here's to many more Christmas's with Mike!!

Husband's Birthday!

Mike's birthday was March 24 and I'm positive I was way more excited than him. I had finally kept his presents a secret and I couldn't wait to give them to him.

Birthday festivities started Friday night with the two of us going out to dinner at Olive Garden. We wanted to go somewhere with a coupon and finally decided with OG. And then we forgot to give them the coupon until after we paid. Go figure.

Saturday we went out to dinner with my family at Bombay House in SLC. It was fun getting together with my family and Mike was really excited about his new volleyball from my parents :).

Then on his actual birthday I woke up early and made him some crepes to have breakfast in bed. I think he liked it and felt really special. He said, "I've never had breakfast in bed before!!". Since it was Sunday, we went to church and Mike taught Elder's Quorum. After we got home it was finally time for him to open his presents! (I even told him he could open one the night before but he didn't want to. Crazy boi.). I got him some new clothes, a couple fun little things, and new speakers for our TV. But the best gift was saved for his mom's house.

We enjoyed our lazy Sunday and just cuddled and watched movies all day. For dinner we went over to Mike's mom's and Mike opened his new iPhone 5!!!! I was so excited and grabbed my camera so I could video his reaction. Well, if anyone knows Mike, his emotion levels doesn't range very much. He was excited, but he wasn't screaming up and down like I probably would. I was a little sad but had to remind myself he isn't loud and obnoxious like I am and he really did like the present. Haha I also gave him a few new accessories for his glorious new phone :)

That wasn't enough celebrating though and on Monday night, we headed over to PF Changs with Mike's fam to celebrate all the March birthdays!

I loved being able to spoil the birthday boy and spend all weekend celebrating his birth. I love that man more than anything! Each day I am reminded why he is so good for me and I can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays in the future!