For your first Christmas, we spent two weeks with all of our Beauchamp family in California. They were excited to see how much you'd grown since the summer! We flew into LAX airport after midnight our time, and finally got back to Grandpa & Grandma's house around 4:00 our time...whew, that was exhausting! You were a trooper and a great little "lap child" on the flight (albeit an extremely wiggly one).
When we arrived, it was raining and it didn't stop for a week. Many areas of the city were flooded, so we stayed close to home.
We had a fun time hanging out with Grandpa & Grandma, Great-Grandpa, Uncle Mark & Aunt Kelly, and your cousins Gavin, Abby & Austin! Gavin loved his little cousin...he was always holding you or hugging you, and telling you how cute you are! Abby wanted to help you do everything, and Austin liked playing cars with you, until you would crawl off and leave him!
On Monday, you and I got to join the rest of ladies for Aunt Ruby's birthday luncheon. You showed them how much you love to eat! The night before Christmas Eve, Grandma made cookies and we all sat around the dinner table and decorated them. So fun!
On Christmas Eve, all of Grandpa's family came over to celebrate. Everyone thought you were adorable and you loved the attention! Later that night, we opened our Christmas Eve pajamas from Grandpa & Grandma, and you also got a neat Glowworm.
Christmas Eve Pajamas!
The next morning, we all opened stockings and presents in the living room - there were gifts everywhere! From Mommy and Daddy, you got an animal puzzle, pink and purple toy cars, a toy cell phone, and a Gordon train. And lots of stocking stuffers, like new pacifiers, new spoons, pajamas, stuffed Santa, whale bath sponge, and more.
Uncle Mark, Aunt Kelly and the cousins got you pajamas and Dodgers booties! Grandpa & Grandma gave you your very own suitcase, a talking puppy, a book read by Grandma (so neat!), and several cute outfits. You had so much stuff we couldn't even fit it in our bags for the trip home!
Surrounded by gifts!
We had a delicious Christmas Dinner, prepared mostly by Grandma. Uncle Larry and Aunt Donna joined us, and we all ate around the pool table. :)
Helping Grandpa with the fire
Waiting on bath time
The outfit you wore at church (Gavin's old clothes!) after you had the worst diaper disaster of your life.
Girl cousins :)
Your first New Year's Eve! You woke up at 11:55 pm, so I brought you into the living room so you could join us for the countdown. I tried to give you a sip of sparkling apple juice, and you knocked the cup out of my hand and we were both covered in juice. Oh well, Happy New Year!
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