Christmas 2011

So I finally have a minute to write about Christmas. It was wonderful!

We got a live tree again. This year we couldn't get it from the tree farm and cut it down ourselves. They had some sort of fungus infect their trees, and they didn't really have any good ones this year. Maybe next year. We got our tree at a local nursery. It was beautiful--even though it leaned a little.

Olivia loved the tree. She loved the ornaments and she loved the fact that the cats liked to play underneath it. She even learned how to roll across the room to get to the tree. Of course we put all the breakable ornaments up high so she couldn't reach them. We've been doing that for years because of the cats anyway.

On Christmas eve, we let Olivia open one present, just like us. It was so cute to watch her try to figure out what to do with the present. Once she realized that she could rip the paper, she was all about it.

She got Christmas pajamas! As did the rest of us.

On Christmas morning both YaYa and Grandma came over to open presents. It took FOREVER! Olivia is a very lucky little girl. She received toys, clothes, books, stuffed animals, and more.

 

Olivia was very tired after all the gift giving and receiving. So she took a nap while we made Christmas brunch. We made a BLT Frittata and French Toast Cups with Berries and Cream. We also had mimosas. Once Olivia woke up from her nap, it was time to eat. Except for the mimosas, she tried and loved everything!

After brunch we spent some time playing with Olivia's new toys. She loved the walker her Popeye sent. And the dragon puppet from Mommy and Daddy. The outfits from YaYa, Grandma, and Great Aunt Jenny are so adorable.

Like I said, Olivia is a very lucky little girl. And we are very lucky to have her!

It was a wonderful first Christmas. It turned out almost as perfect as we'd hoped. Almost. It was not a white Christmas. And Santa did not bring Olivia her two front teeth. Or any teeth for that matter.