Christmas, 2007

Christmas was a fun but busy day! Eliza did really well considering she was on hardly any sleep all day long. We started our morning at home w/ Eliza opening her gifts from Santa around 6:30am. Then she took a short nap and we headed to her grandparents' house for breakfast and more gifts. After that we went to her other grandparents' house for gifts. Finally, we went to her great auntie Pat's house for Christmas dinner and yet more gifts. It was a long but fun day. Eliza got lots of great gifts from everyone, so thank you! We appreciate it all. Some of her favorites so far are the little Elmo books, her animal noise puzzle, her walking puppy dog and her drum and musical instrument set.

Christmas Day

She got a new puppy to walk!
Sitting with her uncle T.J.
with Mommy and Daddy

Christmas Day!

Opening gifts on Christmas morning!

Ooh, drums!
Checking out her Little People dollhouse
Feeding her baby doll a bottle

Daddy's Office Holiday Party

Yesterday after work we took Eliza to Andy's office party. She got to play and run around the office with Sienna. Santa came and gave her a gift, too! As soon as she saw him she started yelling "hi!" to him and saying "ho, ho, ho", but the minute I put her near him, she started crying. That is not like her. Normally Eliza loves sitting with Santa. Here are a few pictures from the party.



Eliza and Sienna with Daddy's boss, Mitch

(Not So) Fun In The Snow

We took Eliza out for her first sled ride last Thursday when we had our snowstorm. Eliza got a brand new LLBean sled from her Grampy Tom and a snowsuit from her Grammy Mary. We thought she would love it because whenever she sees the sled she gets so excited and wants to sit in it. Well, she was not happy being outside in the cold with snowflakes hitting her face. She cried the entire time. We will have to try another time when it isn't actually snowing out!

Edaville Railroad

We went with some friends to take our babies to Edaville Railroad this past weekend. For those of you that don't know what it is, it is a big train that goes through a forest of Christmas lights. Then they also have Santa there and lots of other activities. It was way too cold to do anything but the indoor train ride and then a quick visit with Santa. Eliza was loving it. She wouldn't keep her little nose away from that glass on the train. She loved everything she saw from the train. She kept saying "Wow!" We might have to go back once more before Christmas. I didn't get any pictures of the actual light displays, but here are a few from the train.

First picture with "Santa"!

We were out and about braving the crowds at the mall yesterday and saw absolutely no line for Santa. (Probably because the cost for mall Santa pictures was $25!) We decided to see if Eliza would sit with him and get some pictures. She was very good, I was impressed. She thought she was pretty darn cool sitting up on Santa's lap. Here are some pictures that I took.

Here she is a bit skeptical at first.
She decides she likes him!

More Thanksgiving Pictures

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving at Eliza's Grampy and Grammy's house. Within four minutes of arriving, Eliza fell face first onto the cement tile and gave herself a fat, bloody lip. She was tough though, and managed to have an excellent time at Thanksgiving. She ate plenty of mashed potates and stuffing, and then tolerated a few pieces of turkey. She really enjoys her carbs. Here are some pictures from the day.

With Auntie TraceyWith Auntie Brenda
With Uncle T.J.
With Grampy

More Thanksgiving Day Parade Pictures

Thanksgiving Parade

This morning we took Eliza to the Plymouth Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was a really cold day this morning so we had to bundle her up in many layers. She missed her morning nap and the parade started late, but overall we think she enjoyed seeing the bands and the horses, etc. We had to go, we're from American's hometown, after all! With Auntie Maryann