More Christmas Fun!

The Christmas fun just keeps on going! On Friday, mama's friends Kyra and Theresa came over along with Ethan's buddies Isaac and Lily. Here they are, all decked out for the holidays! Look at these two buddies! I can see years of mischief in their future! They will keep their mamas on their toes!
Yesterday, we went to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike's house for the official Christmas with the family. It was super fun! Here is Ethan and Oliver checking out Ethan's new musical instrument!
Here are the cousins in their matching Christmas PJs and their proud mommies.

Another Christmas . . .

Today we celebrated Christmas with Great Grandma Lue and Great Grandpa Glenn, Mama's Uncle Tim, Rose, and Cousin Lauren. Ethan had a blast playing with everyone . . . and the best part was that Santa made an appearance!




Thank you to everyone who helped make Ethan's first Christmas so incredibly special! He is one blessed little boy, with so many amazing people in his life . . . and the Christmas festivities aren't over yet!!

Christmas Day!!

Christmas morning finally arrived! Our first gift was that Ethan slept until 8:30 which made mom and dad very happy! It was fun watching Ethan open and enjoy his gifts. This is the little bulldozer that he can ride, that Santa brought for him. Mom and dad got him clothes, books, and some blocks.

Later, we went to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike's house for a delicious Christmas Day Brunch and Santa had also stopped there with a little sled for both Ethan and Victor! We were so excited, especially since it started snowing a beautiful, fluffy snow in the afternoon.
Here is daddy pulling Ethan down grandma and grandpa's driveway, with Sheba along side them. It was super fun!
And here are grandma and grandpa with 2 of the 6 grandsons. We had such a perfect Christmas day in the snow with Aunt Michelle, Victor, grandma, and grandpa!

Christmas Eve, Part 2

Mom, Ethan, Grandma Mary, and Aunt Michelle went to church at St. John's on Christmas Eve. It was a beautiful service, but mom didn't get to see much of it as she spent most of the time in the nursery with Ethan, since he would NOT sit still! He was poking at the people in front of us, wanting to squirm and walk around, and making loud noises. When Grandma Mary tried to help by holding him, he kept trying to take off her glasses and earrings. Mom was sweating profusely and the whole ordeal was exhausting. However, I am glad I got to share a Christmas Eve service with my close family.

After church, Ethan, Daddy, and Mama headed to Grandma Sandy's for Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa, and Shelley, Jason, Andrew and Camryn. Mom was very lax with the camera and only got a couple shots . . .

Ethan LOVED this lion he got from Grandma and Grandpa- he can push it around and it sings and says "roar!" He also loves his Sit 'n Spin from his aunt, uncle, and cousins. We had a very fun Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve, Part 1

It is such a beautiful Christmas Eve day here today, with the sun shining on all the new, white snow. Daddy had to work this morning, so Ethan and I decided to take a drive to Great Grandma and Grandpa's house for a visit. It was so fun, and I am so glad we went. I have so many special memories of spending Christmas Eve with my wonderful grandparents . . . .

Here is Belin, Grandma's helper, playing with Ethan. She is so good with him, and he loved this game she is playing with him - she made a swing for him with her arms! It was really cool!
Here is Ethan sitting nicely with Great Grandma. She loved seeing him walk and kissing his cheeks! It was also fun to see Great Grandpa, but we forgot to get a picture with him!

Snowed In!

It's a snowy and blustery day here today. Mama had to venture out to church this morning, because she was signed up to be greeter - good thing church is only about 1 minute away, because the roads are quite treacherous, which is why we had to cancel our Christmas get-together plans today. We were going to visit Ethan's great-grandparents, but since they roads are bad, we decided to postpone.

So, Ethan is hanging out in his pjs all day, daddy is shoveling and watching the Packers, and mom is recovering from a little flu bug she caught.

Ethan is so happy! He just toddles around and smiles. It's so fun! He is definitely the light of my life.

I had to add this picture of Ethan chilling out, watching a movie with mom, dad, and his snowman. I love this cozy family time!

Walking like a pro . . .

Now that Ethan is on the move, one of his favorite things to do is rearrange the dining room chairs. Here, you can see his handiwork in the background!

Here is a very brief sample of Ethan's walking skills. Don't worry, I will stop posting videos of him walking, but I had to post one that you could actually see!