We had such a great first Christmas with our little man. Henry hit the jackpot 😉
This is not the greatest picture, but you can see that he got some awesome gifts! You may not be able to see it in the photo, but on top of the Huggies diaper box, there is a small airplane. This airplane has significance to me because it carries a tradition from my childhood to another generation. Throughout my life, my mom has always given each of us an ornament for Christmas. Sometimes we chose it and sometimes it was a surprise. This year, we added a new baby to the family and my mom carried on that tradition and got H his very own airplane ornament. Next year, we will proudly let him hang it on the tree. There were many other awesome gifts as well. Diapers are ALWAYS welcome.😉 He got many toys to help him learn and lots of clothes that will look absolutely adorable on him!
At the end of the night, Henry was so tired that I just put him in his bed and he went to sleep on his own. I'm sure all the new faces and places wore him out!
Henry and his great-grandparents ❤
Alex and I had an awesome Christmas as well!
*this photo was taken after we got home 12-25-18 so we were both exhausted*
We visited parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles cousins, and more.
We visited Alex's dad, who lives in the place we used to rent and has "custody" of our old cat, Lucy. Lucy is a very needy cat. Meaning when you walk into her general area, she NEEDS your attention. She is more dog-like than any cat I have ever met. When we had Lucy, she was Alex's cat. She LOVED him. If Alex and I tried to sit on the couch and watch a movie, Lucy would get jealous that he was with another woman and try to wedge her body between us.
This visit was no different. She sat on the couch and stretched her paws onto his lap and kneaded his legs. AND PURRED. You could hear this cat purring from across the room. 😂
Now, I'm not usually jealous, but this girl is trying to steal my man!
Pic for proof:
look at her giving me the evil eye!😂
But, my favorite part of the day was the gift that Alex's mom gave to him. See, for a while now, Alex has been wanting a nice keyboard, but they can be pricey so we haven't bought one.
His mom had this keyboard that Alex loved and he offered to buy it from her several times, but she said no. I'm not sure if she was waiting for this moment to see the giddy look on his face or if she just genuinely didn't want to get rid of it at the time, but either way, she was clever!
Earlier that day, she called him and asked him if she brought the keyboard out and her mom played it, if I would sing. So when we got there, the keyboard had a reason to be in the living room. We opened presents and I thought we were done and just hanging out, when his mom handed his sister the gift she had been waiting for, a PS4. Then she turned to Alex, pointed at the keyboard, and said, "oh, and that;s yours".
He was grinning his weird Alex smile from ear to ear. I asked him if he wanted me to take his picture and he didn't say no, but he smiled even more.
This photo says it all
So, thank you, Amy. The best gift was getting to see him so happy. ❤
