The Day After Christmas

Today I played with all of my new toys! I read books, I sang songs, I sat in my new chair and I snuggled my pillows. Two things I really enjoyed doing today were swinging in my new swing and riding in my new RadioFlyer wagon!

Christmas Evening

I was so busy at Grandma and Grandpa's that I crashed for a 3 hour nap. Before we left for Nana Jo's house I got to visit with my Great Uncle Terry and Aunt Maria. What a treat!

These pictures are from Nana's house. If you are wondering what Nana is holding in the plastic bag, it's M & M's with my face on it! I always knew that I would be famous someday... ;) We had so much fun at Nana Jo's house. I made a big mess out of my dinner and then I opened a million presents! I am so loved!

Christmas Day

After all of the early morning excitement, we traveled to Grandma and Grandpa's house. I think that 1/2 of the presents under the tree were for me! I have so many new toys that I'm not even sure where to start. My favorite new toy? A trash bag with wrapping paper in it. :)

Christmas Morning

At 6:15 AM on Christmas Day my (normally) night owl husband throws the covers off after Arianna lets out one wimpy cry and says, "She's up!" As you can imagine, I was astounded at his enthusiasm, but delighted that he was so excited for our baby girl's second Christmas. Of course she slept through the first one so this was really fun for us! These pictures are the start of many traditions in our home! I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking of all of the memories that we have, and will, create. Merry CHRISTmas!

Christmas Came Early

My Aunt Erin traveled to MN (crazy!) this year for Christmas so we started the celebration early. I love it when I can open presents before Christmas! Notice that I was opening presents for so long that I had to change into my pajamas. ;)

My First Birthday... Day 4

Finally, the day of my birthday party was here! I celebrated with a small family gathering and a big messy cake face! I received a lot of love and several cool gifts including an activity table, a shopping cart and a beautiful Christmas pop-up book from the Smithsonian. By the end of 4 straight days of celebrating, I was exhausted! Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so memorable and so much fun!