Merry Christmas

We were able to spend Christmas with both of our families (parents, brother, sister, and in-laws) this year. We all had a wonderful time and Morgan was very good at ripping open her presents this year! She still doesn't understand "Christmas" per se, and she was quite confused on Christmas Eve when I allowed her to touch the presents I had been telling her she couldn't touch for 2 weeks, but she still had a good time getting a ton of attention from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and extended family. Christmas presents were plentiful this year and were highlighted by a new play kitchen, car, and potty for Morgan, a memory foam matress pad for me, and croquet and bocce sets for Patrick. Below are a few pictures from our holiday.

First Cabbage Patch and a stroller

MagnaDoodle and Big Stocking 1

Big Stocking 2

The Play Kitchen

Anything in there for me?

Elmo's as big as I am!

Play Hard or Go Gnome

A Fun Game

The Girls (Bailey in front, Pfeffer in back)

Let the presents begin...

We always do a lot of traveling during the holidays and have many days of opening gifts. Today we kicked off the 2007 week long Christmas celebration at Aunt Becky's and Uncle Rodney's. Morgan got a new car from her adopted grandparents, Pappy Carl and Grandma Ruth, Uncle Rodney, Aunt Becky, and cousins Anna and Shannon. She was thrilled!

Getting in

So proud of the car

Dear Santa,

The shirt says it all!

Christmas Decorations

I am finally done with 95% of my Christmas decoration. I hate that I am even this late in getting the decorations up...I feel like if I am going to take all the time and effort to put the stuff out that I'd like to enjoy it for more than 12 days! We have a very eclectic Christmas at our home. Nothing really matches, but it all looks nice!

O Christmas Tree

The stockings were hung by the....wait! No chimney!

Morgan's Tree

The Many Faces of Morgan

What happens when you try to get a 17 month old to sit still for a Christmas card photo...

Trees

Yesterday we began the arduous process of Christmas decoration. I love the holiday season. I love getting out the decorations and lovingly placing each piece in it's display place. However, I hate, hate, HATE putting up and "fluffing" our Christmas tree. I want someone to come in and do that for me. I will put the ornaments on it, but please someone get it out of the box, string the lights, and make it look like a real tree and not a Christmas Stick. It seems every year that the day that should be a fun time of decoration always turns into a 15 hour day of cleaning, moving furniture, short tempers, and 3 hours spent on one string of lights that isn't working on the pre-lit tree.


In any event, we did get the tree up and all lights working. There is only one ornament on the tree right now because at 11:00 last night I was too exhausted to start with that project. I also have a tree that is just for Morgan. It's a little taller than she is right now, and it has been placed in her room. I hope to get both trees decorated tonight.


Here are a few pictures of Morgan "helping" with the tree process!

Helping Mama "fluff" Morgan's Tree

One more turn and this baby will be done!

There Dad, I straightened it out for you.