Christmas: Take One

We hope you all enjoyed your Christmas! We had a great time hosting Jack's first Christmas.  My sister and her family, along with my parents, all came down to our place to celebrate the holiday.  It was so much fun having a house full of 5 kids anxiously awaiting Santa's visit!

Jack and Sophie hadn't seen their cousins since their visit over the summer.  Jack was much more involved in playing with the boys this time! They were all great with him, and I was laughing over how much Ethan loved holding him:

On Christmas Eve we finally got to decorate cookies for Santa! Sophie was very specific about how she wanted to decorate each cookie:

Everyone got in on the action:

Aidan had to taste-test them for Santa to make sure they were worthy:

 As usual, Sophie had a great time playing with Grandma and Grandpa:

Jack is very into cars and trucks.  He was showing off how he plays for his cousins:

Here Kris and I are with our baby boy for his first Christmas:

Aunt Jill and Uncle Brian getting to finally relax!

Our Christmas Eve tradition - in PJs, reading "'Twas the Night Before Christmas":

I think Brendan was trying to decide if Santa would notice if any cookies were missing...

Christmas morning! Jack was only interested in his bottle though...

"Oh wait, you mean I get presents too?!"

Sophie was a bit overwhelmed with all of the excitement, but she was thrilled with her presents, especially her new princess microphone:

Aidan and Ethan anxiously ripping into presents!

Jack couldn't keep up with the marathon-present opening.  Poor baby!

I laugh at this picture.  Thanks Grandma Robin and Grandpa Gordon for the life-size Minnie and Mickeys!

Ethan is quite the fashionable kid.  He asked for bowties for Christmas and I was so happy I found some for him -- even happier at the look on his face when he unwrapped them.  What a handsome guy:

Jack was much more into Christmas after his nap!

A rare picture of the three of us siblings:

 The Christmas kiddos: Brendan, Aidan, Jack, Ethan and Sophie:

Check back soon for pictures of Christmas: Take Two.  We're heading up North for a whirlwind trip to San Jose for Christmas with Kris' family and then another stop in Avila Beach for New Year's with my parents.  Hope you're all enjoying the holidays!