Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!
I sincerely had hoped to post well before Christmas about the Rammelsberg family merriment as it was occurring, but somehow, as always, time got away from me. I took some time off work to be with my family and am currently on day 2 of my 10 day vacation. After wrapping all the presents and getting some Christmas baking done yesterday, and since the babes is currently napping, I find I have some spare time to dedicate to blogging.
Preparing for this Christmas has been like none other. Obviously, our family dynamic is different, good different, this year with the wonderful addition of Ells. Layered on top of that is the sadness of facing our first Christmas without Grandma. So I guess it is fair to say that this is a year of building new memories and starting new traditions. So far, I think we have been successful. Elliot is in love with Christmas music and lights. She has also mastered the art of present-opening. Today, we were cuddling on the couch, watching "Miracle on 34th Street," and I was remembering back to last year when Erik and I were saying things like "next year at this time we'll have a baby!" We were so curious what she would be like and what she would look like. In fact, I don't think we even knew she was a she! Nothing we imagined was even one-tenth as good as reality. As we were lying there this afternoon I was overcome with gratitude for this amazing gift I have been given. I get to be Elliot's mommy. Nothing you could wrap and stick underneath the tree could compare with that.
I am not feeling particularly wordy today. It's a good thing I have taken so many pictures of baby cakes to give you the idea of what we have been up to this holiday season.
Picking out our tree. Some people were more helpful than others in choosing the perfect fir.
Picking out this year's family ornament.
Dressing in our Christmas best.
Learning the subtle science and complete joy of opening a Christmas present. Next lesson: how to properly show gratitude, even when you are not that excited about the gift.
Christmas cuddles with Mommy.
Homemade Christmas stockings for Elliot and Erik. I haven't quite gotten around to making mine yet. Maybe tomorrow?
We are big fans of books and reading, so we bought a bunch of books for babes so that she would have one to open each of the 10 days leading up to Christmas. She loves it and we are enjoying having a new book to read each night before bed.
Shameless family posing.
Watching Daddy put up the tree (and ignoring the choice phrases Daddy uttered while trying to make it stand up straight.)
Decorating the tree with Mommy.
Enjoying the ambiance.
Trying, desperately, to coordinate both arms and legs and get a crawl going. Still nothing...but so close!
Chatting it up over drinks.
Reading treeside.
Defying physics with something that could only be described as a Santa hat for preemies. One size fits all?! Apparently, you have never been introduced to my giant noggened child.
Oh, and playing with Poppy for his 50th Birthday.
Now, I am planning to post all about the big show (Christmas Day), so stay tuned. At the rate I am going, you might not see it until Valentine's Day though ;).
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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