Christmas 2010
Mommy & Claire on Christmas Eve (Geoff and I got a new digital camera as our Christmas gift this year from Poppa & GB; this was one of the first photos Geoff took).
The only thing more exciting than the presents was NiNi's arrival - in fact, Claire didn't even notice the presents right away. Then, of course, the bows rivaled the presents a bit as well.
Yep, we definitely liked the bows! After unwrapping a few gifts, Claire finally realized that there was a big red wagon sitting behind them. She climbed right in and opened the rest of her gifts in style.
Fishing through her stocking...
Lacing beads - a stocking stuffer (Aunt Gini is going to have to teach us how to use these things; they're some sort of Montessori learning toy or something).
The weather wasn't great today, cold and rainy. We caught a brief break from rain mid-morning and took the wagon out for a quick ride. Claire had trouble deciding which seat was better, and of course Aubie (from Poppa & GB) had to ride along.
Christmas sure is tiring! Daddy and Claire are sacked out watching Claire's new favorite thing - "movie" - a word she knows well and apparently really only refers to the Baby Faith "God Made Christmas" video, for which we can't seem to offer a pleasing substitution. (Baby Faith videos are like Baby Einstein only better in my opinion, as they are based on Bible stories and concepts; Claire LOVES them).
And yes, we had a white Christmas ending to our day even way down here in the South. Claire thought the snow was just amazing, but she didn't have too much time in it since it came down after dark.
We bundled up quickly and briefly for a short walk in the front yard. She was fascinated with her footprints in the snow, and really enjoyed stomping the snow out of her boots when we got back to the front porch. 
After the snow romp, it was straight into the warm bath to play with her new bath boat and it's accessories. If you ask Claire what the lobster says, she pinches her fingers together and makes a clicking noise with her tongue - so cute!
Mommy & Claire on Christmas Eve (Geoff and I got a new digital camera as our Christmas gift this year from Poppa & GB; this was one of the first photos Geoff took).
The only thing more exciting than the presents was NiNi's arrival - in fact, Claire didn't even notice the presents right away. Then, of course, the bows rivaled the presents a bit as well.
Yep, we definitely liked the bows! After unwrapping a few gifts, Claire finally realized that there was a big red wagon sitting behind them. She climbed right in and opened the rest of her gifts in style.
Fishing through her stocking...
Lacing beads - a stocking stuffer (Aunt Gini is going to have to teach us how to use these things; they're some sort of Montessori learning toy or something).
The weather wasn't great today, cold and rainy. We caught a brief break from rain mid-morning and took the wagon out for a quick ride. Claire had trouble deciding which seat was better, and of course Aubie (from Poppa & GB) had to ride along.
Christmas sure is tiring! Daddy and Claire are sacked out watching Claire's new favorite thing - "movie" - a word she knows well and apparently really only refers to the Baby Faith "God Made Christmas" video, for which we can't seem to offer a pleasing substitution. (Baby Faith videos are like Baby Einstein only better in my opinion, as they are based on Bible stories and concepts; Claire LOVES them).
And yes, we had a white Christmas ending to our day even way down here in the South. Claire thought the snow was just amazing, but she didn't have too much time in it since it came down after dark.
We bundled up quickly and briefly for a short walk in the front yard. She was fascinated with her footprints in the snow, and really enjoyed stomping the snow out of her boots when we got back to the front porch. 
After the snow romp, it was straight into the warm bath to play with her new bath boat and it's accessories. If you ask Claire what the lobster says, she pinches her fingers together and makes a clicking noise with her tongue - so cute!Altogether, it was a very enjoyable Christmas. She loved all of her gifts and mommy even got two very clear "thank you's" from her today - a first for using this word. Mommy's Christmas gift will be a little pink bundle who is all set to arrive in six short days. Yep, Evelynn's birthday is quickly approaching. Until then, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!
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