Liam's 1st Christmas

This is long overdue, but Merry Christmas, everyone! Between the craziness of the holidays and a busy time at work, I am obviously behind on my blogging. I have lots of fun pictures and updates from our holiday adventures, so I'll get to them a little at a time.

On the Monday before Christmas, Aunt Erin, Uncle Thomas, Sarah, and Pierre arrived and we all met at Nana and Grandpa's house in York. Daddy had to work until Christmas Eve, so he joined us later in the week.

While we were all preparing for Christmas, Liam had a great time playing with his cousins... and especially with his compain Pierre. Those two were an absolute riot. There are about a million pictures of them playing together throughout the week, but I'll spare you the slideshow and offer a couple of my favorites. Here they are in Liam's Pack-and-Play together, watching Elmo and playing with some toys:



Liam and Pierre comprised the Booster Seat Brigade and shared many fun meals together. Pierre was even so kind as to share his food several times with Liam, whether it was something he was able to eat or not! They both got quite a kick out of this little snowman toy that plays music:



We spent Christmas Eve with Aunt Jackie and Uncle Tim, who was able to get leave for the holiday. It was so great to see them!



Liam with Daddy, Mommy, Nana, Grandpa, and GG on Christmas Eve:



Christmas morning... Santa came! Nana and Grandpa's tree (we must have all been good little boys and girls this year):



Because there were so many of us, we had to hang a few stockings on each hook to make room for everyone!

Mommy, Liam, and Daddy on Christmas morning. Liam's hat was from Uncle Tim and Aunt Jackie-- it said "Baby's 1st Christmas" and had a shamrock on it!

After scoping out the tree, Liam went looking for other evidence that Santa had been there...

... and he found it in the living room, where Santa had left a tent with a crawling tunnel for Sarah, Pierre, and Liam! Believe me when I say this provided hours of fun for everyone. After watching his older cousins' example...

... Liam finally figured out how to get through the tunnel!

And look-- even Nana had a go!

Time to open presents! Uncle Thomas and Aunt Erin amidst the kids (with Mommy and Daddy cheesing it up in the background):

Liam figured out how to get through wrapping paper pretty quickly:

Hurricane Christmas hit the family room:

All the excitement wore Liam out early, so he caught a little nap while Daddy checked out his gift:

When he woke up, though, he was ready to play. Forget all those new toys... Liam and Pierre wanted to play with Nana's piano:

It was a beautiful day, and we can't thank our family enough for making it so fun and special!

The next morning, when things were a little quieter, I caught this sweet moment on camera:

That night, we were sad to say goodbye to Uncle Tim and Aunt Jackie, but we were also excited to say hello to Grandma, Papa, Antonia, and Aidan, who drove all the way from Illinois to join in the festivities! We all met up at Damon's for drinks, and it was so wonderful to have both of our families together again.

I'm not sure, but I think Liam was happy to have everyone there...

Nana and Grandma catching up back at the house:

This visit marked the first time all of Liam's cousins met, and we couldn't believe how well they really hit it off. Within minutes, it was like they'd been buddies forever! Here's Aidan, Sarah, and Toni hamming it up:

December 27 marked Mommy and Daddy's 6th Anniversary, and we started the celebration with a big brunch at GG's. Here are Liam's favorite foursome:

We left the next morning with Grandma, Papa, Toni, and Aidan to head back to KoP, where the adventures continued. Stay tuned!