A Very Merry Christmas

Christmas morning began with Christmas Breakfast, which this year was Monkey Bread and milk. This was my first time ever making it, so please ignore the one burnt piece and focus on the rest. It was delicious! I'm not sure it was worth the inch long 2nd degree burn mark i got on the top of my hand trying to get the darn thing out though.


Here's our Christmas tree at 8:00 am. Presents were only under the tree for about 10 hours out of the entire month. Up until Christmas Eve after Courtney had gone to bed, they were all sitting on the kitchen table before so she couldn't tear into them.

Here's our stockings. The first thing Courtney did when she came downstairs was shout, "BABY!" and run for her stocking, and pulled out her baby and brought it to me. Too cute ; ) Oh...i got a new mirror in mine because just days before Courtney shattered my old one.

Courtney and Daddy putting together her new puzzle.

Courtney and Momma with her new doll.

Everything meant for her babies is (in her eyes) meant for her, too!

After presents at our house, we headed out to Menan.

Here's Melina, Jazzy, Miriam, Shay, and Courtney...trying to pry Shay's new baby out of it's box.

Doug and Mallena back from Philadelphia, and it's about time, too! And nope, you didn't find Waldo, that's Troy.

Here's me...just to prove I was there.

And here's Oma.

Shay was laying on the floor, so Courtney decided she wanted to, too.

Melina made these matching pajamas for all the grandkids. Aren't they so adorable?

Courtney thinks so!

After Menan we went and visited Jeremy's dad, Rob. After Rob's house we went to his mom's house and had Christmas dinner then opened presents. Chad and Spenser got her this baby high chair. She loves it!

She also loved rocking babies in this little rocking cradle. This kept her occupied for the longest time. Jeremy will have to make her her own sometime.

This is the day after Christmas. Courtney wanted to look at pictures on the camera (she's obsessed with pictures of herself) and take pictures.

Oma got this baby stroller for Courtney. This is what it is suppose to be used for.

This is what it's been used for lately. She's discovered that the cradle part comes out and transforms into a ride for her. And you better go fast enough and long enough or she screams bloody murder. She cries when you stop and laughs when you go. We do laps around the living room/kitchen/hallway. I suppose it's a good way to burn off the holiday pounds ; )

And here's my new piano! Well, it's new to me. My mom got my dad a grand piano for Christmas and asked me if i wanted their old one. It looks silly where it's at now, but that's where it's staying for now until we finish the wood floors underneath. (why move heavy furniture twice?)

I hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas!