A Binford Family Christmas

I don't know where the last few weeks have gone, but Christmas came and is now a thing of the past.  We enjoyed several celebrations with the Binford family, and as always, there were many laughs.

Meet the newest addition to the Binford Family... Sugar Lily Binford.

The highlight of the holiday was the arrival of Sugar Lily Binford.  She was dropped off by Santa, and she has melted the hearts of us all. She is a tiny Maltese, and only weighs about a pound.  Hopefully she will grow to be a whopping 4 to 5 pounds.

Talking to Santa...her annual phone call. He said he had a white puppy on his sleigh!

So, her face was priceless when she realized it was something alive. 

And then a mad dash to see what it was.

She kept saying, "I think it is a dream!"

The Little Man didn't know what to think.

They both kept checking her out.

I think she was scared to open her kennel... Scott finally took her out.

She was so happy!

Poor puppy!

And even more love!

I think Daddy loves her too!  He said she doesn't even have puppy breath!

Our happy little Pickle.  She had to share with Daddy...

So, regardless of her other presents, all she cared about was Sugar Lily.  The Little Man on the other hand was feeling so bad...he didn't care about anything other than Mommy!

One of the traditions we adopted after my Mom died was to have matching Christmas pajamas.  I made sure we all had white long sleeve t-shirts and made pajama pants for everyone. Reference the above picture...Scott didn't participate until I threw a fit, and he changed before our friend's joined us for breakfast.  I failed to get a picture, the Little Man had to be changed, so again, we didn't match. Oh, well. We have next year!

The Little Man played with his new tool bench for a minute...

Then it was back to the couch and Nuggie.

This is the coolest gift Pickles received.  Alison and Annabelle our next door neighbors and the best babysitters ever, knitted an entire wardrobe for Pickle's American Girl dolls.  This picture doesn't do it justice, but I want to put these up instead of letting her play with them.  They said they have worked on these since summer. What an awesome gift!!!

And they knitted stocking caps for both children.

And Annabelle crocheted these animal for the Little Man. I think they like our children, just a little bit!

So, even though we didn't get to see my family, we had a wonderful Christmas.  We enjoyed Christmas Eve communion and Christmas morning worship at church and celebrated the true meaning for the occasion. The birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  I am so thankful he was born on Christmas Day!

To me, this was one of the best Christmases ever!  The sheer joy on Pickles face was priceless.  And just for the record, she has yet to let the puppy be at peace.

I hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas!

Until next time, keep adventuring and looking for joy in the small details of life!

Sarah