Aiden's 1st Christmas

These past two weeks have been an absolute whirl wind. Most of the days blur together. There was lots of eating, lots of drinking and LOTS of family time. Aiden's first Christmas was definitely a blast. All of the celebrations occurred at our house, so there was also lots of dishes and showers. Can't wait for that water bill. :p

Aiden is so lucky to have such a loving family surrounding him. That kid got WAY too many toys. We rearranged the living room to accommodate the Christmas tree. We have since decided to leave the furniture layout as is so we can put all of Aiden's toys (which are much bigger than the rattles he used to play with) where the tree was.

When it came time to open gifts, Aiden was a champ. Despite being ready for a nap, he was game for some paper tearing. I'm sure he did not understand the concept of opening presents, but he definitely enjoyed the papers and colors.


He got a super cute reindeer bib from Gramma Brenda and a home-knit hat from Gramma Carol. The list of toys is too long for here, so lets just say he's set until he starts walking.


We opened all of our gifts Christmas Eve, and saved the stockings and Aiden's presents for Christmas morning. I think it was a little less stressful spreading things out.

Aiden always enjoys time in the door jumper. Gramma Brenda made things more interesting with surprise tickles and games of Peekaboo. Aiden has also become very aware of all our animals. Poor kid is going to think it's normal to have your very own zoo.

More pictures to come!