Santa

I forgot to mention before that about ten days ago, we went to see Santa Claus in Old Colorado City. It was really fun, and Von LOVED Santa--he was all smiles! Sadly, the picture came out blurry, but you can still see Von's big smile.

Christmas Day

This might be the best day I've ever lived. My heart was so full of love and gratitude for my lovely, perfect little family. We had such fun with Von and each other, and I think Von had fun, too. Enjoy the pictures!

 He really started getting the hang of unwrapping. I'm not sure that he understood that he was unwrapping something, but he definitely appreciated having paper to tear off a big box!

 Sorry this video is sideways. I couldn't figure out how to fix that.

Christmas Eve

We spent a wonderful, peaceful Christmas Eve with Marmee and enjoyed Baby Einstein, gumbo, and good fellowship.

Playing with wax paper and an empty Starbucks cup in his playpen.

Opening gifts!

Dancing to Baby Einstein music with Papa.

 We took a bamillion pictures of Von with Marmee. I wanted to make sure I got a good one, and to my surprise, I got a lot of good ones!! I couldn't decide which to post, so I posted them all. :) Von LOVES Marmee. When he sees her, he gets a great, huge smile on his face! She understands all the his sad little plights and what makes him happy. She whispers things to him that light up his face. I'm convinced that while he doesn't understand a word I say, he understands everything that Marmee says to him. I love seeing them together.