CHRISTMAS part 1
I am late in posting about Christmas but I feel this is the first time I have had the chance to sit down and spend the time to blog.
We had a wonderful Christmas, well, I should say wonderful Christmas's....as we had many different Christmas's.
First I am starting with a random picture of Nathan in the tub. This just to remind everybody how stinkin' cute he is before you begin reading!!! (He is turning into quite the little ham for the camera!)
Dan and I always have complicated Holiday schedules because of our professions and this year was no different. Dan had Christmas eve and day off but no days around them off and I had 2 days leading up to Christmas, Christmas eve and day off. This meant Dan was not able to come with Nathan and I as we traveled to Houston for Christmas with my family. We have Christmas at my Grandparents house and it is the one time of year we get to see my siblings, so he was so disappointed to miss it.
Nathan went down to Houston early with my mom so that I could drive down as soon as I got off of work. Luckily I got off of work a few hours early so I did not have to drive at in the middle of the night!! I done it before and I am never sure how I make it without falling asleep, so this was much safer!
I got there Wednesday evening and we went to have dinner with my mom and Grandparents. the next morning Papa (my grandpa) and I were up at 5am to make our traditional kolachi's and sweet rolls from scratch. We have been doing this for at least 15 years, probably more. It is so much fun tot have that time with him. I love to kneed the dough and feel like I really worked hard to produce some good food! Later that morning my sister flew into town. She had a an early Christmas present for Nathan...an light up snowman ornament with his name on it which he loved to shew on (see above picture!) We went to lunch with her and it was good to catch up and she was able to spend some time with Nathan.
That night my brother, his wife and their daughter flew into town! The cousins are only 3 weeks apart so it was so much fun to see them interact! Here was there first meeting since May. We went to dinner with them that night and it was hilarious to see the stark differences in the 2 babies. Maeva was so dainty and Nathan was a bruiser!! At the dinner table Maeva was gently taking small bites of food, not making a mess and Nathan was in my mom's lap and lurched across the table to grab 2 handful's of rice off of my plate and try and stuff them in his mouth!!! It was so funny!
I love this picture because it looks like Maeva is scolding Nathan for not sharing his ornament (the one Auntie Cheryl gave him)
Isn't she just the cutest niece ever!!! It is so fun to have the 2 of them so close in age. I just wish they lived a few hundred miles closer so they could grow up together (hint,hint Joseph and Lorraine!!)
Here would be Nathan lurching for the handfuls of rice! He is so boy and she was so girl.
They were not really old enough to play together per-se but the y did play by each other. It was cute to watch them be interested in the same toy when there were a ton of other toys laying around them! They did so good during present opening. Neither had a melt-down and they defied the odds by actually playing with each present they received instead of the ribbons and boxes!
Wow, could you imagine having 2 ten month old....I don't know how you do it Kelly Daniels! 
Here is Maeva posing in her adorable pink Tutu GramE gave her!! Maeva loves everything pink, per her mom, even if she doesn't know it yet!!
We always have marathon present opening sessions..and this year was no exception and it was an ultra-marathon since we had two babies in the mix. We had to stop several times for breaks and naps...but it was still fun!
Here is G-gram with Maeva. Maeva was so cute shaking her little ball.
Brave Papa holding both wiggly babies...ok,ok 1 wiggly baby boy and 1 sweet and still baby girl!
Nathan really loves books. He sat still in Auntie Cheryl's lap and watched each page as she read! Maybe this means he will be scholastic......or maybe he just likes the pictures.
A proud gramE with her 2 grand babies!
That night my brother, his wife and their daughter flew into town! The cousins are only 3 weeks apart so it was so much fun to see them interact! Here was there first meeting since May. We went to dinner with them that night and it was hilarious to see the stark differences in the 2 babies. Maeva was so dainty and Nathan was a bruiser!! At the dinner table Maeva was gently taking small bites of food, not making a mess and Nathan was in my mom's lap and lurched across the table to grab 2 handful's of rice off of my plate and try and stuff them in his mouth!!! It was so funny!
I love this picture because it looks like Maeva is scolding Nathan for not sharing his ornament (the one Auntie Cheryl gave him)
Isn't she just the cutest niece ever!!! It is so fun to have the 2 of them so close in age. I just wish they lived a few hundred miles closer so they could grow up together (hint,hint Joseph and Lorraine!!)
Here would be Nathan lurching for the handfuls of rice! He is so boy and she was so girl.
They were not really old enough to play together per-se but the y did play by each other. It was cute to watch them be interested in the same toy when there were a ton of other toys laying around them! They did so good during present opening. Neither had a melt-down and they defied the odds by actually playing with each present they received instead of the ribbons and boxes!
Wow, could you imagine having 2 ten month old....I don't know how you do it Kelly Daniels!You can sort of tell the size difference between the 2 babies in the above picture. Nathan looks so big compared to Maeva, and here I always thought he was so small!!
Auntie Chery got to entertain the 2 babies for awhile...what a good aunt! too bad she does not live a few hundred miles closer either!! (hint, hint)!
Here is Maeva posing in her adorable pink Tutu GramE gave her!! Maeva loves everything pink, per her mom, even if she doesn't know it yet!!
We always have marathon present opening sessions..and this year was no exception and it was an ultra-marathon since we had two babies in the mix. We had to stop several times for breaks and naps...but it was still fun!
Here is G-gram with Maeva. Maeva was so cute shaking her little ball.
Brave Papa holding both wiggly babies...ok,ok 1 wiggly baby boy and 1 sweet and still baby girl!
Nathan really loves books. He sat still in Auntie Cheryl's lap and watched each page as she read! Maybe this means he will be scholastic......or maybe he just likes the pictures.
A proud gramE with her 2 grand babies!AS you can tell from the plethora of pictures, we had a wonderful Christmas #1 in Houston! Sadly, everybody had to leave on Christmas eve, including Nathan and I, but at least we got a few days to see each other.
Next..Nathan and I drove home to see Dan. That would be Christmas #2 which will be the next post, so stay tuned!
1 comment:
Ha! Believe me, there are days when I don't know how I do it either (especially since they've turned 2 :) Glad y'all had a great Christmas!! I can't believe how big Nathan is, such a cutie!!
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