Christmas Morning

Oh, the joy of Christmas morning! The girls found me downstairs, and we went and got Doc/Daddy. Then we all gathered around Emerson's bed and woke him up for his first Christmas. Santa left stockings, a Kit doll for Kit, Star Wars items for Winnie, and a light stroller for Emerson. The girls also enjoyed opening the complete Harry Potter set (Kit), Legos (Winnie), clothes and bags from Justice, more books, and calendars. All of this stuff made for some good playing!

It's great seeing the girls enjoy the gift of giving. Kit gave Winnie clip pulls, Emerson socks, and Doc Peanut M&Ms. Winnie gave Kit an Elf on the Shelf notebook.

More from Christmas Eve

The snow came at just the right time for a white Christmas! Kit and Winnie exchanged presents with Cam and Ry. Suddenly Emerson can sit up by himself. The girls expressed sadness that Snowball the Elf will be leaving, and we left out cookies and milk for Santa.

Christmas Eve with Grandma & Grandpa

We celebrated with Grandma Lovie, Grandpa, Zech, Ciara, and Matthew on Christmas Eve. Fortunately, Grandma is getting better following a second knee surgery. The girls were proud to give gifts that they purchased with money they earned.

Big Boy Chair

Today I assembled Emerson's highchair, a gift from the ladies in the family, and he loves it. Since it's on wheels, we can move it close to the action so that he doesn't miss a thing...like Daddy doing some Christmas cooking and Winnie creating science experiments.

Christmas Greetings

We had fun with this year's Christmas card. The shots were taken in mid-November, and I'm sharing now since the cards have been delivered :)

Christmas Kindness

Tonight we had fun opening toys from my coworker Charmon and from Joe, Michelle, and Noah. We appreciate everyone's kindness!

School Christmas Parties

I left work early to make it to the girls' Christmas parties at school. We made brownies for Kit's class. Winnie wasn't into being photographed today, and her friend T'yanna was quick to help her out.

A Package from the Morgans

It was a lot of fun opening a Christmas package from Craig and Sherrie, AKA the Texas cousins. To our delight, all of the gifts were customized with the children's names.

Visit with the Bargers

We caught up with the Bargers on Saturday and spent some time running Jeff's trains. Seth and the girls made cookies for them, and Pat had little gifts for us. Emerson liked Jack and Pat and let them hold him for a long time.

Cruiser Santa

Cruiser Santa came to the Peachey's house, and we were invited to take part again. Winnie gave Santa her list, and Kit told him what she would like. Emerson was OK with sitting on his lap. Santa brought all of the girls JoJo bows and activity trackers, and Emerson got some bibs. Thank you, Santa!

A 2nd Tooth

Tooth number 2 already surfaced!

Emerson's 6-Month Appointment

Daddy took Emerson to his 6-month appointment. He weighed in at 22 lbs. and 10 oz. (99th percentile) and was 27.25" long (74th percentile). His head circumference was 43.2 cm (42nd percentile). Poor guys had to get 3 shots.

Emerson's 1st Haircut

It was a big day for Emerson: his first tooth surfaced on the bottom, and he had his long locks trimmed a bit.

Make It Sunday: Slime & Terrariums

Thanks to Jess and Heather, the girls had some crafts to do this morning: slime and terrariums.

Ladies' Christmas

We made it to Ladies' Christmas a little late (I got the time wrong!), but we still had plenty of time to enjoy family. The kids had a blast opening presents and playing, and us ladies had an ornament exchange. Little Baylor just loved Emerson.