Aria's First Christmas

Aria's first Christmas involved 4 different celebrations over a span of 3 days! Whew! She was a trooper through it all. Despite minimal naptime and lots of time in the car, she really didn't get too cranky! The day(s) started off at the Christmas Eve service where Aria randomly started clapping for the first time and has been doing it ever since! Our family of 3 Christmas was a wonderful experience where each of us got 3 presents. By the third present, Aria was more interested in playing with Augie's new ball. Then on Christmas day we traveled to my parents where attention to presents was distracted by lights on the Christmas tree and what the dogs were doing outside. We ate a great lunch, in which my dad was suprised Aria ate broccoli, and took a brief nap. Then it was back in the car to Justin's parents for a celebration with his parents, sister, and grandma. These presents had lots of pretty paper and bows, which was also pretty distracting. Finally, on the day after Christmas we got together with Justin's mom's family where Aria has a cousin 3 months older than her who provided great distractions! I don't mean to sound ungrateful because we are so very thankful for all the wonderful gifts we received from our family. They have spoiled us all WAY too much! However, more important it was wonderful to spend quality time with our families to celebrate the birth of our Saviour. Such a brief summary doesn't do Aria's first Christmas much justice, but hopefully the pictures fill in some of the gaps! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!