Merry Christmas!

Drew's first Christmas was so much fun. He, of course, was spoiled. Andy and I both enjoyed this Christmas more than any other we have ever celebrated..and I have had some good ones (Cabbage Patch Christmas or the 10 speed Christmas). But watching him tear into gifts and squeal with delight (or toss it aside) was precious.

We started the celebrating with Christmas Eve at Bill & Beths house for the traditional Lobster Bisque and some gift exchanging....

Christmas morning was perfect! We started with our usual routine of one of us getting Drew and the other putting on a pot of coffee then both join us in our bed and we play or watch some cartoons and snuggle for a little while. After a bit we headed down and Drew's eyes lit up when he saw all of the gifts under the tree. He smiled ear to ear and pointed towards the tree.

Opening up TMX Elmo..a big hit!

We are trying to teach him to be environmentally conscious...no buldozers here; we play with recycling trucks!

The boys
The girls...and boy

Auntie Laura and Uncle JR brought this rocking chair for Drew. He loved the chair...not so crazy about the big bow. It is so precious. We (Laura) had one just like it.

I cooked dinner and I have to say, I was really off my game. I had a beef tenderloin roast and it was raw..no I don't mean rare..RAW. $100 worth of beef and it was practically inedible. We ate around the edges and everyone pushed it around on their plates. I was very disappointed. And I only did 2 veggies and potatoes. When I looked for a roll to fill me up, I realized I forgot to make those! I tossed them in the oven and they eventually made it to the table. I have stopped obsessing over the incident (as you can tell) and now I am just figuring out who to blame..the cookbook that told me the temp and time? the cheapo roasting pan that I bought for $29 when I really wanted the All-Clad $200 roaster? the oven?..it is new so maybe it is not working properly..Roche Brothers supermarket? Those meat guys are really mean, they must have sabotaged the roast....I am just glad it wasn't my fault.

Ok, so aside from the dinner, we had a great time with Laura, JR and my mom. We lit the fire and watched some video from the morning. And of course the gifts..they spoiled all of us. Andy got Guitar Hero III for Wii and he has been in the basement for most of the day today playing it....thanks guys!

Later in the evening, we went to my Aunt's house to visit with my dad and his side of the family. Drew was pretty exhausted by the time we got there and refused to go to anyone else but me, Andy or Laura. He has never been so clingy..he had a death grip on my shirt whenever I brought him towards anyone else. He had to come out of his Christmas outfit as soon as we got there because he had a little accident on the car ride over, but luckily we brought his jammies so he put those on. Once the gifts came out he warmed up to the crowd and was having fun tearing apart even more presents.

We are so grateful to everyone for helping to make Drew's first Christmas so special. We hope everyone else had a wonderful Holiday as well! Merry Christmas!