Christmas Morning

Checking out the new toys that Santa brought!
Waiting patiently with Aunt Jenny before opening presents at the Harmons

Twas the Night Before Christmas

And Matty was checking out all the presents under the tree. He was hoping to get a sneak peak. That, and he was also tearing the gift labels off the presents to make Christmas morning more exciting.

Sharp Dressers

The men showing off their Christmas best...

Merry Christmas!!

Ho ho ho...Santa came!! Matty was a very good boy this year and Santa Claus brought lots of great toys for him!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Snowball fight

If you pick a snowball fight with Daddy.....
this is what happens......

Santa Preview!

Santa Claus came around on the firetruck on Saturday--just to say hello before Christmas Day!

Matty waiting patiently by the front door. Can you see him?

There he is!! Flanked by two fire fighters!

Posing with Santa for a picture! He gave Matty a Hershey's chocolate bar before he continued on his way....mmmm.

Snow!

Matty's first time playing in the snow! He had fun horsing around with Daddy.

MILESTONE: Walking!

****MILESTONE ALERT****

Matty took his first steps! He's been getting closer and closer and then today he took 5 steps in a row! Go go go! He even repeated it multiple times. Does that mean he's officially entering the "toddler" category?

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Shopping Fool

Matty is a fantastic child--he really, really is and we realize and whole-heartedly appreciate it. On Friday morning, the two of us left the house at 7am to meet up with Aunt Susie to go Christmas shopping and returned at 5:45pm. It was a full day and Matty was a super trooper! He was amazing throughout all of the stores, dealing with obnoxious salespeople, dancing to the Christmas music, and enjoying the scenery. He waited patiently with Pop outside some crowded stores while I made purchases, picked out presents, smiled and clapped for people in line, and generally enjoyed the day. We even weathered two very, very, very dirty diapers that didn't phase him at all.

So, thank you Matty. I'll make sure to tell Santa that you have been one outstandingly good boy this year. :-)

Matty's New Friend

GG gave us this singing Santa to hang over a door knob and Matty absolutely loves him! He carried him all over the house and loves to dance along with Santa.

So Tired

Hmmm. Matty is being awfully quiet while I'm doing the dinner dishes. Wonder what he is doing...oh! First post-dinner high chair snooze. Guess he was one tired little boy :-)

Meeting Anna!

We met Anna Sophia--she's a very cute 6-week old and makes Matty look like a giant!

Eileen holding Anna and Steph holding Matty

Matty checking out Gracie's tags...

Cool Dude

Matty loves his cool new shirt--thanks Aunt Kim and Uncle Mike!
If you look closely, you can see his tooth! One tooth is fully in on the bottom and his second bottom tooth is coming in, too.

Ho Ho Ho!!!!!

We went to see Santa Claus and Matty got to take a picture with him on the fire truck!

It was hard to understand Matty's baby talk, but I'm pretty sure he asked Santa for:
a bunch of new Xbox 360 games
a chainsaw
Dogfish Head Worldwide Stout (2008 release)

Matty wore his Santa hat the whole time--you look great, kiddo!

Timber!

Matty playing with Ryan and Brendan and Uncle Chris! It was a precarious position to be sure, but they all managed to hold on long enough for the photo op.


Matty decided to bail. I guess he had things to do, people to see. Thanks to Uncle Chris and Aunt Susie for cushioning his fall!

Last of the T-Day Pics

Can we do that again next year?Brian's Family:

More Turkey Day Pics

Seriously, who put me in this box?Aunt Kim and Grandma watching the cousins play.
Smile!
4 Generations: Aunt Kathleen, Matty, Eileen, and GG!

Turkey Leg?

But I don't want the turkey leg!

Mmmm. Sweet potato puffs!

And here are some more guests!

Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Tom

Chillin' with Pop!

Cousin Ryan!

Some of our Dinner Guests

Grandma Carol

Uncle Mike

Great-Grandma Freeda

Thanksgiving!

We had our first Thanksgiving at our house on Thursday and Matty's first Thanksgiving ever--lots of firsts! I think it went pretty well and Matty enjoyed all the company. We had a 27lb turkey, 15 side dishes, and 5 desserts--yummy! Of course, we took a ridiculous amount of pictures that you'll be seeing on the blog over the next week.

The Bird

"Where is everybody?"

"I hope they come soon, I want to try some turkey"

Playtime

Playing before Daddy's soccer game