11 years ago
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Lydia's First Christmas!
Christmas morning we had to wake both Lydia and Nathan up. Lydia didn't really know what was going on, but she was very happy and enjoyed playing with the wrapping paper. We would help her open a toy and she was start playing with it and didn't quite understand why we were taking it away so she could open a different one.

Santa Claus brought Lydia the camp chair, hat, toothbrush (that she loved holding in the picture) and some other toys. Between Santa, my parents, and us, Lydia was spoiled rotten and probably has way too many toys.
Lydia didn't know how to unwrap the presents so we had to help her. She does know how to take bows off though because she took the bows off most of the presents we had under our tree at home.

It was so much fun having Lydia around for Christmas. It is amazing at how much little kids change Christmas morning.

Lydia liked the wrapping paper.
Justin and I were pretty spoiled and got a lot of fun things! 





Lydia helped my mom open her gifts too.
Nathan is at the age where he understands gifts and unwrapping them. Lydia gave him a thing of puff baby treats because every time we go somewhere he tries to eat hers. He loves them. He was pretty excited about getting them.


Daisy got a big bone for Christmas and Lydia is trying to take it out of her mouth. They do this all day long. It is so cute!
The Laraways and Shorts left to go to Salt Lake to visit the in-laws. Justin and I hung out at my parents a little longer before we all went to my grandma's for a Christmas dinner.
My uncle had a candy cane in his shirt pocket and Lydia reached into it and pulled it out. She held onto it really tight and would get angry if someone tried to take it away. I finally got it away from her and opened it so she could taste it. She loved it.
I love this picture of her. It shows just how much she is really enjoying the candy cane.

We had such a wonderful Christmas! We are so blessed and so grateful for such wonderful families. I love the Christmas season and I am sad that it is over. It is such a wonderful time to reflect on the birth of Christ and to spend time giving and being with family! We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
Christmas Eve
We spent Christmas with my family in Mendon this year. We went up Thursday night after Justin got off of work. On Thursday we celebrated Jillian's birthday (her birthday was on Wednesday).
On Christmas Eve, we started the day off with our traditional sugar pancakes. My dad makes them about two or three times each year for us and Christmas Eve is one of the times. They are really good. We took some pictures of Lydia and Daisy by the Christmas tree because it was the first Christmas for both of them.
This was Lydia's favorite game during the Christmas season. She would crawl under the tree and try to pull the ornaments off.



After breakfast we made sugar cookies to take to my family Christmas party at my grandma's house.





Lydia loves playing with toys.

She loves playing with the dogs too!
Nathan talked Justin and Dan into blowing bubbles with him.
My dad taught Lydia how to play wheel barrow. She actually will go pretty far like that.
On Christmas Eve we also had a visitor! Santa Claus came and brought Lydia and Nathan a Christmas present. Nathan got a remote controlled police car and Lydia got books. Lydia wasn't scared by Santa Claus at all. She kept trying to pull off his beard though. Nathan was good with Santa Claus as long as Nathan was standing up a little bit away from him.





Everyone took pictures with Santa Claus. Justin wasn't around when Santa was here. He missed Santa last year too!





I made sure to get in a kiss with Santa this year. Now Lydia can say that she saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus!
On Christmas Eve we always have a big dinner. After dinner we open up a special Christmas Eve present (pajamas), watch a Christmas movie (this year we watched The Santa Claus) and then sort the Christmas presents before we go to bed.
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