Catching Up from Christmas!

We had a fantastic first married Christmas! I'll tell about our time together through some pictures...

Our First Christmas Tree. The most notable thing about our first tree together is that we couldn't agree on a tree topper. So, our tree remained with a topper until after Christmas, when we finally agreed on a punched tin star.

Just some of our decorations :)

More kitchen decorations

The Star Wars pancake molds were a hit!

My Corn gift, in honor of good ol' MC

Zack was drawn in to the Dark Knight Rises :) We enjoyed watching lots of movies during our time off work!

Christmas morning picture :)

We decided to head downtown on Christmas night to see the lights- it was, as always, beautiful!

The WRAL tower is a staple from my childhood- I was happy for Zack to see it in real life!

Shannon and John had the idea to take a day trip to Busch Gardens to see the Christmas Festivities the park offers- what a great day it was!!

We got to see penguins swimming- so much fun!

The Island of Pompeii ride was completely covered in lights- it was gorgeous to be there during Christmas, despite it being freezing!! 

Lastly, our break consisted of a lot of cooking, baking, and of course, eating! This was my pride and joy of the Holiday season- caramel apple cheesecake. From scratch folks. It was nothing short of sinful, but ohhh so good!! 

All this to say, we had a wonderful, restful, yet fun first Married Merry Christmas! We are so blessed to have spent time with our families, and also with friends! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect December and Holiday Season!