christmas fun

This was the first Christmas we got to spend with our sweet baby.

We packed him up (and all of his many many necessities) and made the 15 hour drive to Virginia Beach,

where we spent the week with my family.
Hubby, Ollie, and I spent the holiday with my Mom, Step-dad, little Brother, Nanna, and Poppa.

Now I have to preface this with an explanation.
Christmas with my family is a bit...well, it's a bit extravagant.
Actually every holiday is.
My family believes in making big deals about holidays and birthdays.
I thought every family was like this...
My hubby tells me differently though.

Well, with that said, here was Christmas morning.

After all congregating in the living room we started by opening stockings.
Since Ollie was the youngest, he got to go first.
And boy did he get some good stuff.

And from there, we went around opening our stockings in subsequent order by age.
(We're a family that believes in order.)
Kind of.

After stockings were finished, 

the dispersion of gifts began. 

And in my family, if you want to be in charge of gift dispersion, you must wear a Santa hat.

Seriously.  It's a requirement.  It's a rule we enforce every year.

Yeah...maybe I can see how my family is a little crazy...

And then with everything divided...the fun began.  

We really did have a nice Christmas though.
Oliver got lots of cuddle time.

He especially loved cuddling with Poppa. 

They took some good naps together. 

We played lots of Kinect sports.
Nanna was oddly good at hitting the bulls-eye in darts.

And we made lots of funny faces.

Oh how we love Christmastime.

oliver's christmas wishlist

Written by Oliver

So, my very first Christmas is coming up!

I have this adorable Christmas onesie that I was hoping to be able to wear, 

buuuuut,

it's a size 0-3 and I've already outgrown it.

Can you believe I was 14 lbs 11 oz at 6 weeks?

Mama feeds me well.
Who knows what I am now, at over 7 weeks...

Anyhow, I've been spending my days eating, sleeping, and dreaming about Christmas.

Mom tells me I'm gonna love seeing all the beautiful lights and hearing all the fabulous carols.

Dad on the other hand thinks Mom gets a little Christmas-crazy.  

Well, she must be rubbing off on me, because I've already put together my wishlist for Santa.

Cause from what I hear, every kid is supposed to have one.

-BobaAir-according to mom this brand is really good for my hip development and it's supposed to be super lightweight, so mom and dad won't have to have any extra weight to carry (seeing as how I'm already quite the chunkster myself hehe).

-Vulli Sophie la Girafe Teether-supposedly one of the best teether toys out there. I already love chewing on just about anything I can get in my mouth, so I assume I'll like this one!

-An activity mat/center-mom is always trying to make me practice tummy time.  An activity mat might make it a little more fun.  It'll be especially be great when I can move around more and play with the hanging toys.

-Halo SleepSack-I kick blankets around at night, so mom wants me to sleep in one of these or a Summer Infant SwaddleMe blanket, that way I keep warm but don't get my face covered.  Yep, mom's a worry wart.  I had a SwaddleMe blanket from Target, but it was a small/medium, and we all know I can't fit in it anymore.  

-Winter baby clothes (long sleeve onesies, pants, sweaters, vests, etc. in size 6 months)-I'm already wearing 3-6 months and 6 month clothing.  I only have a few long sleeve onesies and barely any pants in those sizes though.  I have a few sweatshirts that mom and dad put me in when we go out, but I'm definitely lacking in the winter clothing.  I think I'm meant to be in Hawaii running around in just my diaper.  *sigh* Maybe one day...

-Baby Banana Bendable Training Toothbrush-at the rate I'm growing, mom and dad think I'm gonna be teething in no time and this banana seems like the perfect teether/toothbrush in one.  Besides, chewing is what I do best.  For some reason mom and dad keep getting frustrated when all I wanna do is chew on my paci.  Isn't that what it's there for?

-Baby utensils-These will be great for when I start eating solids and pureed food. It'll be a couple months still, but I like to be prepared.

Yep, that's my list.  It really doesn't matter what I do or don't get off of it, I'm just excited to celebrate this year.  Mom and dad tell me that they were heading off to Kauai last Christmas for "romantic getaway vacation."  Good thing they have me now and don't need any of these so called vacations.

Christmas 2012, here I come!

What are you asking to get this Christmas?

Any other babies out there have any suggestions to add to my list?