Playtime w/ a cousin

Owen got a train table and Emma loved to destroy the tracks. Grandpa kept calling her Godzilla. She would break the tracks and eat the people whenever the opportunity arose. Poor Owen had a hard time sharing at first, but after a few days he figured out how to distract Emma so he could drive safely by.

Christmas Day

Emma woke up to find her stocking and lots of goodies. She didn't really get the idea of unwrapping, but she liked to play with all the toys, especially the books - she loves to read. This year was the year of the horse; she got some ride on toys and a great cowgirl outfit. Grandma tried to make everybody perform holiday songs, but we all prepared for the same song - Jingle Bells. Maybe we'll get more exciting next year!

Just cause

She is cuddling with her daddy - isn't that cute!


And here she is after we finished decorating the house - more cutness!

Trees

We went to the farm to get a tree for our house. This was a really cool farm; it had so many varieties that we had never seen before. Emma like to touch the branches and watch all the people rushing around. Despite all the fabulous trees, Patrick insisted on buying a hideous, sad Charlie Brown tree. He loved it and kept saying it was the friendliest tree he had ever seen (and I don't know why). LOL, Next year I am picking the tree!

The Day After - Christmas Eve 2

Emma didn't appreciate having to pose pictures two days in a row, but we got a few smiles. And she loved her first Gumbo! She sat and ate little bits for a LONG time. She tried to grab the Bouche d'Noel, but Grandma stopped her just in time.

Christmas Part 1

This year we were all sick. On the real Christmas eve, Garrett and Owen were too sick to come over so we have one dinner with Jack & Rae and then did another one the next night when everybody felt better. Emma was really into berries and she ate so many that her fingers were dyed pink. We open a few presents that morning with just Patrick and my parents so Emma would have some new things to play. Her favorite was a basketball hoop from Grandpa.