Alexis' First Christmas

Our first Christmas as a family was great! Timothy and his mother had to work during the day, so we had dinner at 5 and then began opening presents. Alexis enjoyed the dinner that Mommy made for her and the cheesecake she had a few bites of for dessert.

Alexis was very blessed in the present department. Timothy and I purchased gifts that Alexis would use long; so she got a swing for outside, a big lego dump truck (in pink of course), a mini Dora sofa, band instruments, ABC blocks, a huge coloring book and crayons, tub crayons, and books, of course. From Tim's parents, Alexis received a shape sorter cookie jar, a new learning phone, a doll and stroller, Wonder Pets DVDs, and a book. Alexis also received seven books from Aunt Nicole, Uncle Daniel, Hailey, and Alistair. Alexis loves all of her new toys, but her favorite gifts were the books. She opened books first and we literally had to hide them from her to get her to open other gifts.

In addition to receiving gifts, Alexis also "gave" some gifts to Daddy, Maw Maw, and Paw Paw. Daddy received a beer mug that had a picture of Alexis crying on it with the quote "Daddy drinks because I cry." Maw Maw and Paw Paw got books that they fill out about their lives and give to Alexis when she's older to learn about them. Also, Maw Maw received a beautiful Grandma quilt with pictures of all three grandchildren; Paw Paw got a coffee mug with pictures of the three grandchildren with the title "World's Best Paw Paw".

Now that Christmas is done, it's on to Alexis' first birthday. It's about 36 days away. We can't believe that she will be a year old in just over a month! She is growing before our eyes and she seems to get smarter every day! Her walking is going great; she's a pro now. She still falls down from time to time, but that's to be excepted. We are also trying to wean her off of bottles, but that is not going too well! Mommy is ready to give up on this endeavor and just get rid of the bottles when we switch to cow's milk!

We hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and will enjoy the new year! We love you all!