Everything Christmas - Start to Finish

Gosh, I can't believe I haven't shared anything about my Christmas! I have been keeping to busy that I haven't updated in awhile.

Well, I'll start with the Santa party we went to at my Aunt and Uncle's house. They invited Santa over to their house and he even brought us each a gift. I wasn't too sure about Santa at all. I got nervous and then cried and cried. Daddy saved me from Santa. I was excited about the awesome Minnie Mouse toy he brought me though.

Daaaaad!!!

 All of us with Santa!

Cohen and Santa!

Me opening my Minnie gift.

Christmas Even we spent the day at home as a family. Mom and Cohen made a Ginger Bread house. Maybe next year I'll be big enough to help. We watched Christmas movies and just enjoyed being together. Mom and Dad let Cohen and I each open one gift from them that day - to break it up a bit and let us have more time to enjoy our gifts. I got a new chair with my name on it. Cohen got a Lego set. 

Me in my chair I got on Christmas Eve from Mom and Dad.

Christmas morning Cohen woke up before me. Mom and Dad let him open his gifts before I got up. They said it was ok because I needed to rest, he shouldn't have to wait and that way they could really enjoy watching each of us open our gifts separately. It worked out well I guess. 

Me and the Princess Castle Santa brought me.
I love it - it plays music and I dance to it. 

Me and my talking and singing Puppy Santa brought. 

Cohen with his gifts from Santa.

Us and Mom with Great Grandpa and Grandma Cota at 

their house the day after Christmas.

Santa brought us all new stockings this year - even Marlie!

Marlie waiting impatiently to open one of her gifts. 

Cohen with the Gingerbread house he and Mom decorated.

Mom did some holiday baking and I got to be a taste tester.
I liked it!

I loved wearing this reindeer antlers.
I would bring them to Mom or Dad and basically ask them to put them on me. 

Cohen and me by our tree.

Cohen in his light up antlers.

Cohen me and Marlie!

Aren't I so cute in these antlers?

Cohen and I getting our Nativity Set out for the Season.

On Christmas Day - after we opened gifts, had breakfast and some time to play we packed up to head to Harpers to celebrate with our family there. After we got on the road Mom and Dad decided to turn around because the roads were very snowy, traffic was moving very slow and it was starting to sleet. We went back home and spent the rest of our day at home relaxing and playing with our new toys. The next morning after breakfast we headed out again.

We visited our Great Grandpa and Grandma Cota and Jones, Grandpa Cota and Granny. Both Cohen and I were very lucky kids and got some very nice gifts. Some of the gifts I got included shoes, clothes, sleep sacks, books, some that play music, toys...it was a very good Christmas. I even started to get in the hang of opening the gifts toward the end. :) 

After a few days in Harpers we headed back home. We had a day at home and then went to Waterloo to celebrate with Daddy's side of the family. We went to Uncle Dolly and Kari's house. We both got spoiled there too! I got a bunch of stuffed animals, Mickey, Minnie, Daisey, Donald and Goofy, books, a dolly, baby bed, doll baby diaper bag - it was a great time with our family. 

Mom and Dad got Cohen and I each an ornament this year - like they do every year. Mom forgot to take pictures though, I think. I got a Minnie Mouse ornament and Cohen got an Iron Man ornament. :)

One exciting thing for me over the Christmas holiday was that though I had been walking a little bit before that I really got a lot better, faster at walking and was starting to stand up on my own without having to hold onto anything. I'm really cruising around now!