Merry Christmas!!

We've had so much Christmas fun all month that today just seemed like an extension of all the celebrations. Benjamin is a pro at opening presents. In fact, he thinks he should be the one opening all the presents. Good thing none of the adults really mind a little help.

We were all WAY too spoiled. Cameron and I got all kinds of fun stuff but I'm really excited about my new cookbooks and sewing things. I can't wait to use them.

Benjamin got all kinds of fun presents - trains, tents, tools and a whole bundle of clothes.

He loved playing in his fort with uncle Rhett and Dad.

(More fort pictures later. It turned out really cute.)

And he got to help Grandma Pace eat her Birthday cake.

But no presents or goodies could come close to our best gifts: Remembering the birth of our Savior and spending time with our families. It truly made for a wonderful Christmas.

A Dose of Holiday Cheer

My mom and sister had a wonderful idea to blog about how we've decorated for Christmas, so here we go. We decided not to do a tree this year since A) Benjamin would be constantly tearing it to pieces, B) I'm not sure where we would put it, C) We won't actually be here on Christmas, and D) we don't have a tree. So instead we hung our ornaments from the ceiling and I LOVE it. It feels nice and festive without things being in the way or accessible to little hands.

And just in case you were worried that I actually made it through a whole blog post without a picture of Benjamin, here's one I got this morning when he was hamming it up for the camera.

Mommy's Little Helper

Benjamin has been quite the little helper lately. He insists on throwing his diapers in the trash after a diaper change and even went over and got a cloth to clean up some juice he had spilled on the table.

The other morning we were getting ready to go to a playgroup. Benjamin was dressed and all set to go so I told him that "Mommy just needed to put socks on." He quickly ran into his room and came back with a pair of his socks which he proudly handed to me.

Do we have the perfect son? I think we're pretty close.