The second part of the holiday was held at our new home.  I put a great deal of pressure on myself offering to host the holiday for the entire family.  Guy and a few friends thought I was crazy to do it but what the heck.  It forced me to get unpacked and the house settled and in doing so we were able to enjoy the day and the rest of the season without that craziness to deal with. We weren't able to do as much decorating as I would like to have done but we were able to at least get the tree up and a few things out mostly in the dining room.

The best part of the day of course was the fact that it was Avery's first Christmas.  It was so fun watching her get all excited over the packages and colors although she had no idea what was happening. We followed gifts up with a yummy meal (at least Avery thought it was) It was such a wonderful day with both my mom and brothers home for the holiday.  So glad we remembered to snap this photo before everyone left.  I don't have many with just us kids, the spouses and mom.