Carly sent her first Christmas out with a bang. We've been on the road nearly three weeks, and with a blizzard going on now in Indiana, I'm not sure when we'll make it home. I'm so excited to get back, so hopefully its soon.
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Knoxville Christmas
We had our little family Christmas Eve and Christmas morning before we left town. We had yummy food and read The Polar Express (T family tradition). The next morning we opened presents and headed out of town on Carly's first road trip.
Family Time in Indiana
We had a whole week at Chris's parents house before Christmas. We spent it doing nothing in particular. We did puzzles, took lots of baths in the sink (that was mostly Carly), and ate way too much. Chris and I enjoyed a date night, and Carly stayed home and made sugar cookies with her aunts and grandma. It was a nice way to relax, but it felt like Christmas took forever to get here!
Christmas Eve/Day 2009
We had a wonderful Christmas. On Christmas Eve we followed Chris's family tradition and went out to breakfast. That evening we went to a party for a little while, and came home to do PJs and take pictures. Carly went to bed shortly after, and Chris and I stayed up watching the Grinch and The Nativity (I was surprised at how much I l
iked it). The next morning we were up and opened presents. We were all showered with prizes, though Carly seemed to enjoy the wrapping paper more than any of her gifts. 
iked it). The next morning we were up and opened presents. We were all showered with prizes, though Carly seemed to enjoy the wrapping paper more than any of her gifts. 
Chicago Christmas
On Christmas day we headed to Chicago where Chris's maternal grandmother, Baga, lives. The whole family gets together and opens presents. Chris is the oldest grandchild, so the house is full of teenagers and kids. Its always fun and we love seeing family. Carly, of course was spoiled. Each grandchild gets 2 presents; Carly's total came to 8. One family made her a Chicago Cubs Build-a-Bear. Its quite adorable. While there, we also took the opportunity to take a four generation picture: Baga, Chris's dad Pat, Chris, and Carly.
It was a wonderful 10 days.
Shortly after our visit to Chicago, Carly enjoyed her first airplane ride as we headed out West to Idaho.
(To be continued . . . )
4 comments:
I love that little Christmas tree onesie! So cute. And even cuter on her. Glad you had a good time!
I LOVE that bath picture!!! :)
Looks like fun!
That picture with the bow on her head, she is just so cute! So fun you got a date night away and sounds like you got in a lot of relaxing and family time.
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