Erik and I have spent 7 "married" Christmases together and it has finally come time to spend it with our first child. Can you believe it?! :) I woke up Christmas morning so excited (yet slightly stressed) for what the day would bring. I was concerned that Christmas wouldn't be very fun with a 6 month old baby that was going to miss nap after nap. To my surprise, Claire did very well.
Our first destination was Erik's aunt and uncle's house for breakfast. As usual, it was delicious. Claire got a little fussy as the morning went on as she still hadn't had a nap, but all the commotion from her cousins kept her pretty entertained.
The next stop was Erik's parents house. Claire and her cousin Soren took quick naps while the adults opened presents. It was a little strange...we had kids, but it was like they didn't exist for the moment. A total flashback to earlier Christmases. :) As usual, everyone was so generous and I loved getting to see other people unwrap their presents I picked out for them. Once Claire woke up she opened a few of her gifts from Santa. I think her favorite was her teething giraffe named "Sophie" (according to the box).
She was also very surprised to receive a picture book filled with pictures of Mom, Dad, Khloe and other family members. Santa remembered what she asked for. :)
We got a big reaction our of Claire when she opened up her sign language flashcards (J/K) as well as her "Claire's ABC" book we made for her. Although I think she looks more interested in the wrapping paper.
After Erik's parents house we made a pit stop at his grandparents and then finally made it home. My parents came over shortly after and gave Claire her very first piano. How perfect! For the first time it actually crossed my mind that I will be teaching her how to play the piano one day. I can't wait! She's already years ahead for her age...she can play twinkle twinkle little star...with the push of one, automatic button. :)
My parents also gave her a cute book about snow. Notice how Claire is just like her Daddy in this picture....tongue out in all. Compare it to this picture from Christmas 1982 when Erik was 2 years old. So cute!
Christmas was so much fun this year! Holidays are the BEST with children. Oh, and don't think for a second that we forgot about little Khloers. She got lots of bones, tennis balls and love!
4 comments:
Christmas with kids is so much fun. Claire looks so cute in her jammies:)
Christmas with kids gets better and better with each year. Oh, and more expensive, too.
Christmas is so much better with kids... I love how smiley Claire always is... so cute!
What a fun Christmas! It looks like Claire loved it! Christmas with kids is so much fun!
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