Emma's first Christmas was quite an adventure!Prior to leaving Birmingham, we made Emma's first trip to see Santa. All was going well, but the line was quite long, so by the time we made it to see Father Christmas, Emma was ready for a nap. We snapped a few photos before the fussing ensued!
We arrived at Mimi and Papa's house on Friday and settled in for several days of rest and relaxation - ha! Actually, Emma was quite happy to entertain everyone with her new set of tricks...almost rolling, spitting, "mm" and "wah," along with a bit of cooing.
For Christmas, Dugald and I decided to give Emma her first taste of cereal. The first round went fine, and she seemed quite keen for the spoon. However, after he
r first go of it, she has been otherwise unimpressed with cereal, bananas, or sweet potatoes. We are going to give it a couple of weeks and try again.
Christmas Eve brought our first holiday meal, as we met Katelen at the fire station for dinner. We visited for a bit and then headed home to put Emma to bed.
r first go of it, she has been otherwise unimpressed with cereal, bananas, or sweet potatoes. We are going to give it a couple of weeks and try again.Christmas Eve brought our first holiday meal, as we met Katelen at the fire station for dinner. We visited for a bit and then headed home to put Emma to bed.
Emma gave us a nice little Christmas present on Christmas morning - as she slept until 8:30am -- what a treat! We fed her, dressed her up in her sweet Christmas outfit and headed downstairs for breakfast and presents. We made it through breakfast before the hives erupted. Yes, hives! Due to a laundry malfunction, we had to wash her onesie in color remover to remove some misplaced red dye. Well, Emma was allergic to the color remover and broke out in hives! We quickly removed the onesie, gave her a bath, all the while she giggled and blew bubbles. It certainly made for an eventful Christmas!
After getting Emma settled back in, we set off to unwrap quite a number of gifts for Emma's
first Christmas. Dolls, books, bib clips, a market basket, a furry possum, and much, much more. We all had quite a time!
After getting Emma settled back in, we set off to unwrap quite a number of gifts for Emma's
first Christmas. Dolls, books, bib clips, a market basket, a furry possum, and much, much more. We all had quite a time! Post-presents, we all had a bit of a rest before heading into Christmas dinner mode. Dugald cranked up the turkey fryer, Mimi started the dressing, sweet potato casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, noodles, bread, and country ham. I set the table, snapped a few photos and stayed out of the way!
We are now headed back to the homestead before returning to work. This Christmas, like many more to come, was so enjoyable with our new addition.Much love!
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