It didn't snow, the weather was a warm 55+ degrees in December, and Christmas 2006 went well as it usually does. I sent out our usual Christmas cards and packages on time (I usually aim to mail them out between December 12-15th so they don't get there too early or too late). Bought and wrapped presents for people early (usually just for our families and a few friends), and avoided crowded shopping malls. Each year, I try to take the stress out of the holidays by not making it a big 'to-do' and as they say, just keeping it real. Natch. So even though I want to be that person who bakes Christmas cookies and makes homemade cards, I realize my limits. We also bought a smaller tree --a 3 foot tabletop one so that rockstar baby won't be able to get his hands on it. But other than the tree, lights, and a few stockings, we didn't decorate our house that much.

Rockstar baby's first Christmas was enjoyable and I think he had a lot of fun even though he didn't quite understand the concept of the whole thing yet.