Christmas time is here....

Niana's first Christmas went for about a week...

It all started Saturday the 23rd. We had our own little Christmas time that morning. Susan attemped (once again) to make Christmas chocolate-chip waffles, but the waffle maker was giving her a headache. Maybe next Christmas she will have a fancy Belgium wafffle maker to make the perfect waffles. So after partaking in quick Christmas breakfast, Scott and Susan got to opening gifts. Scott got a stereo for the Tahoe, and Susan got an iPod to play in the Tahoe! Niana is getting a high chair for her first Christmas- still to come! But she did spin in circles for us after all the paper was cleaned up!

That eveing, we had a Christmas Dinner Mediterrean Style at the Gilmore's home for Coooking Club. The meal consisted of a mix of delictable appitiezers, fish soup, roast lamb, a mediterrean salad, couscous, and heavenly desserts. We rounded out the evening with a Kitchen Gadget gift exchange- Gilmore Style. It was a blast-- and I ended up with the fun fondue kit! Thanks Gilmores for hosting such a fun event! (sorry no pictures- Scott & Chris spent most of the time playing with their cameras rather than taking pictures of the event!)

On Sunday the 23rd, we went to Church and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas worship and message. We then went to Grandma & Grandpa Holman's for the Holman Christmas. We ate a late breakfast then dived right into the gift giving. First thing-- Grandma & Grandpa took Niana away and brought her back in a Radio Flyer Wagon- complete with cupholders and seatbelts! She looked dazed, but was so into opening the gifts. She loved tearing off the bows (and trying to eat them). She even loved the gifts inside-- a driving toy from Grandma & Grandpa, a fish book from Uncle Craig & Aunt Amy, and of course what girl does not love clothes from Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Craig, Aunt Amy, Uncle Jeff, and Nicole!

Then everyone else opened gifts. The girls had to open thier "special gift" from Dad. Every year he gets us one special gift, and it has become a tradition to outdo last year. This year, we received these wonderful Christmas wreaths (coming to an Ebay near you!) We finished off the day with snacking and watching basketball. Later that evening, the Griffins stopped by with Evie, and Ann Wiebe dropped in to bring Christmas cheer! Niana shared her wagon with Evie, and they both played with their Christmas presents. After a long weekend, we went home to pack for our travels to Oregon (see next post!)