Christmas 2008

As you can imagine, it was a busy holiday season for the Paulson Family. While the white stuff was falling from the sky (causing Seattle to shut down and the streets around our house to become the next best ski slope), we were preparing for a white Christmas with the extended family.

Christmas morning we woke to more snow falling and went downstairs to experience our first Christmas in our lovely new home and open our first round of gifts.



After the gift opening, it was time for a little cat chasing around the front room and kitchen. Sidney thought he had found the perfect hiding place, but little did he know that Jace had been practicing opening gifts! (disclaimer, no cats were harmed during the chase)



After an enjoyable morning, we packed up the car and headed out for the rest of our day. Our first stop was Grandma Jan's house. She had breakfast for us (eggs benedict, a family tradition!), more presents and of course Uncle Justin was there to help celebrate!



While at Grandma Jan's, we ventured down to a neighbor's place and Jace got to meet his first crocodile...



After a great visit with Grandma (and a fantastic breakfast), we packed the car back up and headed to Grandpa John and Grandma Kris' house for the remainder of Christmas day. Because of the snow, the gathering was much smaller than usual, but we were so happy to have a great group of people and Juke, Matt and Janelle's dog. Unfortunately Juke is no longer in our lives, so it was very special to see Jace interact with Juke and how well Juke did with a toddler who couldn't help but hug and pet and hold him...