Merry Christmas

Little kids give a whole new meaning to Christmas; nothing is better than seeing the joy and excitement in their faces. While Ava isn't quite old enough to understand what it means for Santa to come on Christmas Eve, she loved to point him out on the various ornaments and decorations throughout the house. Every ornament on the tree was interesting and special, and I often found her moving a chair over to the tree to get a better look at the ones higher up. She loved unwrapping presents and took the time to play with and appreciate the toy or book before just moving on to the next one. Can it be like this every year?! Henry enjoyed his first Christmas too. Most of it was spent napping, but he is such an easy kid that just enjoys being held and watching all the excitement. We loved every minute of the holidays spent with both of our families.

Look-a-likes.

Having a nice chat with Great Grandma Marie.

Reading more awesome books from Uncle Ted.

The BEST How-To activity book made by Grammy. Exactly like the one I had as a kid.

Ava loves her new drawing board from Aunt Karen.

Henry enjoyed opening his gifts too...

Hey, that shirt looks familiar! Aunt Patti has great taste;)

Henry couldn't believe his eyes - his first baseball bat! And it's from the Hall of Fame. There's no escaping baseball in this kids future.

No way! More singing fridge magnets to dance to?! So fun!

Ava has now mastered gift unwrapping.

Who doesn't love sock monkey babies:)

Classic.

I love this. She was waiting so patiently to open her presents while the rest of the cousins presents were being sorted.