Christmas post finally

Christmas Eve hanging out by the tree

Santa came! (the red boxes on the tree were a present to each of the grandkids from my parents and the ornaments were sea shells from the beach)

The stockings were hung...

Grandma trying to get Brian to line up backwards with the cousins- it didn't work too well

Checking out what Santa brought

Santa brought Brian a popper toy and a drum/music set

Playing with his drums

Tearing the wrapping paper into tiny pieces

What he really wanted to play with- Grandma Suzy's cell phone

Playing with his Toy Story race car toy

Cousin Benjamin showing Brian how to make the toy work

Playing with another drum he got with cousin Sally

Stocking time! (he was past ready for a nap by this point)

Swimming with Dad at our hotel in Utah for New Years

All bundled up in the freezing Salt Lake weather

Brian "fitting" into his Bumbo again

Trying to get out of the Bumbo

After getting out of the Bumbo (don't worry, he wasn't hurt)

Yes, I realize it's February, but I'm finally getting around to posting some Christmas pictures. We spent Christmas up at Lopez Island with my family. We had never spent Christmas up there, so it was a lot of fun. Santa found us up there and we had a nice holiday. For New Years we spent it in Utah with some of Ben's family (though we missed his Mom who was in Georgia) and I finally got to meet Ben's older sister Melody and her family, which was a lot of fun. We stayed in a fancy hotel and "enjoyed" the freezing weather and snow! I also got to see my good friend Emily and her daughter on New Year's Eve, though I didn't get any pictures!