Liam's First Christmas!

Though this is very overdue, partly because I haven't had time, but mostly because I've been a bad/lazy mommy & haven't had the motivation to write a long spill about the MOST IMPORTANT first holiday that Liam will ever celebrate! 

Let me just start by saying that Mr. Liam had the BEST FIRST CHRISTMAS a baby could EVER ask for!!!

We had a pretty lengthy holiday weekend. Kobe & I were both off of work Friday so we took Liam in for a precautionary doctor's visit since he had been a fussy & not eating as much all week. Everything checked out fine! Liam weighed in at 10 lbs. 8 oz. (more than double his birth weight)! What a great start to the weekend!

Here he is at the doctor's office!

Saturday, Christmas Eve, was a lot of fun - we went to my dad & step-mom's house to open gifts while enjoying delicious sweet tea & homemade brownies & fudge. Next stop was Kobe's parents' house for our annual family gathering. Talk about kiddie chaos! Liam will be in that wild bunch next year. lol... Then our last stop was my grandma's house! We sat around talking-- 'twas a very low-key get-together as always. The kiddos broke tradition this year & opened gifts at 10 instead of 12 midnight... that is a 20-something year long tradition... not sure how they managed that! 

 Here we are at my dad's house... Uncle Ethan, Aunts Kate & Zoe were so excited to see baby Liam!

Liam with grandpa!

Liam sleeping through all the fun with grandma Holley!

The Nol family gathering! Liam with grandma Ky & all his cousins.

 See what I mean by kiddie chaos! Kids everywhere!!!

At my grandma's... here are the kids breaking tradition. haha

Finally, it was Sunday--Christmas--& I unfortunately had to work... booo! So we opened all of the gifts we got Liam as soon as we woke up, while he sat in his Baby Snug that Santa brought him! Then headed to my mom's for an early lunch before I went off to work at 2. 

 Up bright & early--ready to open gifts!!

 Gifts from Santa!! Mouse Soup and a Baby Snug by Mamas & Papas.

Liam testing out his new baby snug!

His first set of learning blocks!

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear. What Do You See?

Mine & Kobe's Christmas Gift! =)

Liam--excited about visiting grandma & granpda's for Christmas breakfast!

Our little family!

Holding my Liam one last time before I had to head off to work.

Well there you go. A rundown of our amazing first Christmas as a little family of 3. I couldn't have asked for a sweeter baby boy or a more supportive-amazing significant other to call my family. I love you, Liam & Kobe!!!!!!!! 

-Amber