The Holidays

Our holidays were wonderful and very busy and so full of different stories and tons of pictures. I am amazed at how much one can do in the span of only two weeks.

Each episode of our time has a bi-gillion pictures

**Christmas Tea

**Three Christmas' and a White Christmas

**Brewster

**New Years

A true English Christmas Tea

Every year a bunch of girl friends and I have this most amazing English style Christmas Tea. This year my grandmother also joined us this year, up from California. Not only is the company great but the food is to die for. Homemade English scones with REAL whipped cream and fresh jam.. oh yum!!! There are also finger sandwiches, stuffed mushrooms, little smokies and of course all kinds of tea to enjoy. We also have an ornament exchange which is always fun. All the presents go in the middle and we each take one, according to our number. Each ornament can be stolen up to 3 times... that is a standing rule to the game... of course Sheryl makes up other rules as the game plays out, and those rules change every year. :)

Isabelle at the tea, opening an early christmas present.

Three Christmas' and a White Christmas

Our first Christmas with Isabelle... How wonderful it was!! Though it may have been one of our busiest ones to date. We started out with a wonderful 4 day visit from Great Grammy staying with us. She and Isabelle had a wonderful time together, bonding and playing!!

Isabelle's 1st Christmas began the day before Christmas Eve day, at our house (day1). She got to open all the presents that Eric and I got her. She had a blast tearing the paper and playing in the boxes. She really loved the 'little people' toys... which we plan on embelishing on at her 1st birthday.

We decorated Isabelle's room with her own tree and garland with lights.

I'm peeking!

Before she really got the hang of opening the presents, she tried eatting them. :)

Got one!!

Ready...

Set...

Open!!!

Christmas Eve day, we headed to my parents house in Gig Harbor (day2). We had a blast. Isabelle had tons of presents to open, she learned that a piano makes fun sounds when played with either hands or feet, and we had a wonderful, family tradition dinner of beef fondu.

My Christmas Dress

My Great Grammy made my first Christmas stocking ... needlepoint... with my name on it!

Let's play

Eatting is always so exciting... but this night I got to enjoy squash for the first time...

Christmas is a big day!!!

Too much Christmas!

Christmas morning, we awake to find that there are now 2 bottom front teeth.

See?!?!!?!

Chrsitmas morning we packed up, ready to head home to drop off our goodies from Santa, and pick up the gifts for Eric's family. On our way home, it began to snow. :) By the time we got home, there was about an inch of snow at our place. Yeah!! Baby's first snow. And even though it was a simple pit stop (drop off and repack) we HAD to get Isabelle out of the car seat, plop her in the snow for some photos.

Then we got back in the car, and headed to Eric's parents house for Christmas day.

For me??? Christmas Day at the Morceau's (day 3) was like sensory overload... so many presents. But lots of practice tearing things open.

My Snowman!

Brewster and New Years... next post