My First Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone! My first Christmas was filled with many fun times and special times spent with my family. Let me recap my first Christmas for you.

First we went to Grandma and Grandpa Small's house on Sunday to have Christmas dinner. We had a yummy meal and I enjoyed opening my presents. My Grandparents got me some really cute outfits and some cool books that I really like. My Auntie Cheyanne and Grandma also helped me with my first arts and craft project. They put my hand in plaster and made an ornament for my Mommy. It was cold and squishy but it was lots of fun.

Here I am with my Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa Small and Aunt Cheyanne.

Here I am with Mommy. I just opened my new book and we were listening to the monkey make funny noises.
Christmas Eve morning Mommy hosted a breakfast for my Aunt Stefanie and Uncle Travis as well as my two cousins, Kellan and Aliyah. They are twins and are almost two years old. After breakfast we all gathered on the floor to open presents and play. We bought my cousins legos an they had a great time playing with them. They also really enjoyed playing with me. I smiled and laughed and had so much fun. Here I am with my cousin Aliyah. Isn't she cute?
And this is my cousin Kellan. He had fun hanging out with me and rolling around on the carpet. Sometimes he would roll on me and it made me laugh. I really like my cousins.
Here I am with my new cell phone my Aunt Stefanie got for me. Of course I really liked the paper too!
On Christmas Eve Grandpa and Grandma Porter came over to help me celebrate my first Christmas. Mommy made a very nice Christmas dinner for everyone. I decided to take a nap and let them eat a hot meal. Wasn't that nice of me? When I woke up Grandma and I played on the inflatable bed and visited with Mom while the boys hung out and watched TV. Here is a picture of my Grandma and Grandpa Porter along with their dog, Peekaboo, as well as Mom and Dad and me. Here is another picture of me with my Grandparents. What do you think of my Christmas outfit? Pretty cute huh?
Here I am with Mommy and Daddy. Notice the picture behind us? Yep, it was the same one we used for our Christmas cards. Mom had it blown up and used as part of her Christmas decor.
So after lots of playing and an enjoyable evening it was time to go to bed. I didn't sleep very well that night but it was just because I was excited for Santa Claus to come. I'm not sure my Mom was so excited about getting up twice during the night but she didn't seem to mind. In the morning I was very excited to see all the presents under the tree and have Grandma and Grandpa there to celebrate with me. Here I am waiting to open my presents/
Ah, the time has finally come. PRESENTS!! This was one of my favorite gifts. It is a talking book that recites nursery rhymes for me. I really like it and have spent a great deal of time playing with it.

They say that Christmas is for kids but I don't think that age matters. My Daddy was so excited on Christmas morning because he received a Remote Control helicopter. He wanted one so badly and was grinning from ear to ear when he opened his present. He quickly put in the batteries and attempted to fly it in the house. Mom told him not to do it but he didn't listen and the next thing I know the helicopter is flying through the living room heading straight for the Christmas tree! Oh, I knew this was going to be ugly if he didn't get it under control real quick. Dad reached out and was able to grab the helicopter before it caused any damage. Of course Dad suffered a little scrape and one of the propellers broke but I guess it could have been worse. Mom told him from now on this is an "outside" toy only. Moments later Dad was no where to be found and when we heard a sudden "THUMP" on the roof of the house we quickly realized where he was. Yep, he crashed his helicopter onto the roof of the house. Mom gave him one of those looks and recommended that he practice on the flight simulator before trying to fly it again It was pretty darn funny and I can't wait until I am big enough to play with my Dad's toys. I'm sure the two of us will be getting into plenty of trouble together.

Here is my Daddy with his new helicopter.

You know although I enjoyed my gifts, Mom and Dad could have saved money and just gave me wrapping paper for Christmas. I had so much fun just playing in the pile of paper.

Later that morning we left to go to my Great Grandma Small's house. The entire family was there including my Great Grandpa who got to come home from the rest home to spend Christmas with us. It was a really fun time.

This is my Grandpa Smalls family. Starting from the left is my Great Uncle Bob, then my Great Grandma Small, Great Aunt Sally, Great Grandpa Small, Grandpa Small and my Great Uncle Lenny. They are such a fun loving family and I am blessed to have them in my life.

Here I am with my Mom and Dad at Great Grandma Small' house.

After Grandma's we went home, put on our pj's and spent the rest of the day in bed, watching movies, eating snacks, and resting. It was so much fun and so relaxing. Mommy said that it was her best Christmas ever!

Well that concludes my holiday stories. I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas too!