Christmas Morning

We spent Christmas morning at Grandma and Papa's house. Gabriel got lots of great gifts: a baseball bank from Uncle Eddie, a tricycle from Grandma and Papa, and a Bounce and Spin Zebra from Mommy and Daddy. It was a wonderful first Christmas.

Portraits

October 21st we did family portraits to use as Christmas gifts. Uncle Rob, Aunt Wendy, and the boys went too, and we had portraits done together. These are a few of our favorite pictures of the 93 that were taken.

Christmas Eve

(Pictures are in somewhat of a reverse order.) We began our Christmas Eve with lunch at home with the Ellnor family. Granny and Gramps gave Gabriel a dump truck to ride on and some other fun toys. Uncle Rob and Aunt Wendy gave Gabriel a fun "abacus" toy. We ate, drank, and put the Merry in our Christmas. For dinner we went to Cousin Alice's for the Holdaway family Christmas party. Santa brought Gabriel a book and a caterpillar toy. We had several family photos taken. The little man was up very late (9:30!) On the way home he was out like a light and slept until 8:30 in the morning.

Overnight at Grandma and Papa's House

For Mommy's birthday last month, Grandma and Papa kept Gabriel overnight. That was Grandma's birthday gift too. There was lots of cuddling and playing in the floor. Gabe shared Grandma's ice cream, and everyone had fun!

Cousin Ginny's Christmas Party

Gabriel got to spend some time with his aunts and cousins at a Christmas party this weekend. Here he is pictured with Aunt Carol and Cousin Rhonda.

Breakfast with Santa

Gabriel went to Mommy's school this morning to have his picture taken with Santa Claus.

Boys will be Boys

Gabriel and Daddy cuddle on the couch.

How did he end up under the table? He'll never tell.

Daddy reads a book to Gabriel: Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can you? It's a very fun book to read.

Just Eat it!

It appears that Gabriel was a little confused about what he is supposed to eat while sitting in his highchair.

Ultimate Bed Head

Gabriel took a nap tonight after coming home from Staci's house. He had fallen asleep in the car so Mommy let him snooze with his hat on, creating some crazy bed head!