Christmas 2011

We had a wonderful, magical Christmas this year. It was so fun being in a new home with a new baby and having a 2 year old who is starting to grasp the concept of Christmas and the excitement that comes with it. We have been hermits since Ruby was born trying to stay well and keep the kids well, but we had family in and out to see us, and had a very low key day. Curtis' parents were in town for Christmas to spend time with each of the kids and their families. We had a lot of fun with them while they were here and Mckenna was in heaven with all the attention she got from her Grandma and Grandpa.









Christmas Eve in Preparation for Santa & his reindeer to come...



After Santa and the reindeer left...











We woke up Christmas morning to Mckenna coming in our room (just like every morning at around 6:45). We showered and got reeady, read books, and played with the girls before going out to see what Santa left for us. Mckenna HAD to wear her ballerina dress that morning, so we got her all dressed up then headed out to see the presents. She saw the tree, saw the gifts, and went immediately to look and see if Santa ate the cookies. He had left a couple of bites of a cookie on the plate, and she immediately grabbed it and started eating it. She didn't care that she had presents, she just wanted the cookie.








My parents got Mckenna this pig that rolls on the floor laughing hysterically. She wasn't sure what to think of it. You could tell she liked it, but each time she went to pick it up it would move again (I guess it has a motion sensor), and it would totally freak her out. This is her enjoying it from a good distance.


My sweet laptop to replace my last one that crashed.

Curtis got a new snowblower from Santa, but I don't have a picture of that. Our new house is at the very base of Mapleton canyon so we get a tremendous amount of snow where we live and our house is on a corner lot, so Curtis has quite the task of keeping not only our driveway clean, but our sidewalk in front of the house, and around the corner and up the hill too. Santa was nice enough to think about the large job he has ahead of him and tried to make it a little easier. :)

And lastly, each year my parents invite Santa to come over either Christmas Eve or Christmas day to take pictures with the kids and our family. We left Ruby and daddy home this year to keep Ruby well, but Mckenna was so excited to go see Santa this year. As soon as we walked in the door and she actually saw him she had a panic attack...full on screaming, crying, holding me as tight as she could so I wouldn't put her down anywhere near him. She even cried so hard for the family picture she threw up all over me. She wanted nothing to do with Santa this year. So, I'm sad to say there are no fun Santa pictures this year. I had to sneak up behind Santa through the back entrance to even get these pictures. When we had said goodbye to my family and Santa and I was getting Mckenna buckled in her car seat, Santa walked past as he was leaving too and waived goodbye. Mckenna was VERY happy to say goodbye to him at that point.





Oh well, maybe next year.