Holiday Post #1: Christmas Eve

Just like last year, Kenny and I were at home on Christmas Eve morning, and we drove into New Orleans later that afternoon. The only difference this year was Riley…but what a difference! We would find out just how wonderful it is to have a little one at Christmastime over the following couple of days.

We had another delicious Christmas Eve breakfast thanks to Kenny, and then we got to help Riley open some small gifts from Santa. Somehow the big man knew we wanted to have our own little family Christmas a little earlier than normal. Even though Riley didn’t have a clue what was going on, Kenny and I still really enjoyed kicking off our son’s first Christmas celebration, just the three of us.

As has become tradition, we went out to dinner with my family on Christmas Eve night. This year we went back to GW Fin’s in the French Quarter, and we had a big group (sixteen!) since all of the out-of-town relatives were here. The restaurant was as festive as always, and everyone had lots of fun. Kenny and I were a little worried about how Riley would handle being in a crowded and loud atmosphere (and being out so late), but he did extremely well. We were so proud of him! And he looked so cute in his fancy Christmas outfit. :)

After dinner most of the group went back to my parents’ house and played games, even though it was almost 11pm. Riley had fallen asleep in his car seat on the way back, and Kenny and I weren’t sure what to do with him. Do we wake him up to change him and feed him again? Do we let him sleep? Do we hope he wakes up on his own and change him and feed him then? These were the questions that plagued us. We finally decided to just let him sleep until he woke up on his own a little while later and then put him to bed.

Wouldn’t you know……the little bugger slept until 7am. In his car seat. In his fancy Christmas outfit. Go figure.

More holidays posts coming your way over the next few days!