Mommy can't leave out just some other great photos of the week in MT, so you'll find them below. Thanks for sharing with us our Christmas memories. Do I really have to wait 365 days til next Christmas! (At least I don't have to wait that long to see my cousins again - that's even better)
This much fun is just exhausting!Presents.... here are some fun photos of me on Christmas Eve learning the "art of present opening" from the best of them!
not only did I get spoiled rotten with presents, but I also got to play with all my cousins presents too (thanks Bubba and Avery for sharing!)
and fun sharing mine with everybody too! (my favorite was playing inside my new tent... I even convinced Mommy and Daddy to come inside.
Christmas morning Santa brought me two presents....
Ok, so nobody told me how much I was missing out on by having all these great cousins in Montana! I had an unbelievable week of fun, giggles, high-energy play with all my cousins. Not to mention all the love and hugs and snuggles I got as well. We got to introduce my sister to them all too and they just LOVED her. Most common phrases of the week:
1. "Can I hold her"?
2. "Can I sit next to Noah?"
3. "She's so cute"
Here's some proof of the love we recieved from everybody! (and boy oh boy did I LOVE it :-)
As to not overwhelm our faithful readers/viewers, I will try to break up these blog entries - we have a lot to share from the past week! Last Friday we geared up to heat to MT for Christmas! Let me preface this blog entry by saying that mommy and daddy have been saying "this may be our last flight ever" in preparation for this trip - anticipating the travels in airplanes with 2 seats and 4 people.
So, last Friday we packed up the car, bundled up, unloaded at the airport and got in line. That's as far as we got :-) Our flight was CANCELLED! After much effort by the airline agent we were booked out the next day (on a different airlines) from a different city...but we were still going! So we invaded Auntie Teresa and Uncle John John and stayed overnight with them and got to the airport the next morning at 5:15 AM (EARLY!)
Upon our arrival we were greeted with LINES of people (which we foolishly thought we'd avoid leaving so early in the morning, on one of the busiest travel days of the year). Panic set in - we're not going to make it. But, quickly God's angels were at work and an airline worker told us to step right up to the Agent because we had a paper ticket.... this was the first of our Christmas blessings. Not only did we get help (fairly quickly) we also found out we would be flying in FIRST CLASS! As we boarded the plane, anticipating to sit separately, a kind soul switched seats with mommy and we got to sit in the FRONT ROW (extra leg room)... and as we were taking off I looked up at daddy and gave him the "I'm so sleepy eyes" and snuggled in for the REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT!
(Mommy had to ask the nice flight lady to take a picture as proof of this unbelievable "luck")
Thank you Jesus for safe flights and happy kiddos!
My little sister isn't as little anymore...she's already one whole month old! I'm starting to get more used to her being the center of mommy's attention at times during the day (i.e. nursing), but still really love the times Noni comes to play with me too. Hannah loves to have her here too...
Yesterday morning we took a little time to just "lounge around" - what is mommy talking about, having to chase me around.... do I look high maintenance?
While Hannah was napping one day last week I helped Noni put this little gym together for her. Then, when she woke up, I couldn't wait to show her how it's done...
I really think she likes it.... or maybe she just liked spending time with her big brother - that could be too ;-)
This weekend we got together with family and celebrated Christmas early, before we head out to Montana (this weekend :-). My cousin Drew and I had fun
This year we actually have the concept of what presents are... our parents actually thought we'd take a good nap right after the excitement of opening all of them (silly!)
Especially after opening up this present from Papa and Noni!
I agree with mommy... if daddy could just stay home all the time life would be that much better. We love having daddy home. All is right in the world when we're all together...
Little Hannah loves her baths - I think she likes to listen to the running water. She's all soft and cozy afterwards too! 
I don't know what to tell you about these darn mittens though - I can't access my thumb, they get all twisted and in the way....
Yep, even in the cold and the snow I have fun just hangin' out with my daddy.
