Where do I start.
We celebrate Christmas with my mom and Stacy on Christmas Eve at their house. This is a tradition we started after my Dad died. It is hard to spend one of his favorite days at his house without him so we started something new. This new tradition makes Christmas even better. We went over for dinner-filet mignon, crab legs, mashed potatoes, and corn YUMMO! and presents. We started off with Olivia's stocking. She was excited when Nanny showed it to her and couldn't wait to get into it.
Look how big this thing is. I actually have one too(mine isn't as pretty). Look how she is grabbing at it.
Daddy was doing a wonderful job getting Olivia to pull her goodies out. The giant stocking was full of books, special Christmas ornaments, and toys.
The next 2 photos are out of order, sorry.One of Olivia's gifts was a ball pit bouncy house. This came from Nanny and Poppy-thanks guys are you crazy:) It is actually pretty cool and Olivia really likes it. I'll have more photos to come of her and Daddy in the ball pit.
Olivia eating one of the tangerines in her stocking. Mom put tangerines in all of our stockings-she said it was for good luck. We sure do need it so thanks Mom. Olivia took a big bite out of it,well all of them and seemed to like them. They must have made her teeth feel good.
Mom and Stacy spent the night Christmas Eve so they could be here when Olivia got up on her first Christmas morning. We opened presents then went to Russ and Jen's for breakfast and more presents. Since we do Christmas at Mom's the night before we didn't have as many presents to open but it was just as fun.TMX Cookie Monster. This was the must have toy last year Olivia got it this year. Cookies monster will roll around, laugh, and talk to you. She absolutely LOVES him. She played with him for quite a while. At first she didn't know what to do with him but then she got used to the loud noises he made. The funniest part of watching her play with cookie monster was when she kept getting hit right between the eyes with his big eyes. She was trying to get it to stand up and was pushing on his feet. He would stand up and bop her right between the eyes-she did this about 6 times before she gave up.
Off to Uncle Russ and Aunt Jen's for breakfast and presents.Opening presents with Uncle Russ and Kendall. Checking out her new fridge phonics game.
Olivia and Colby playing with their new stuff.
Time for dinner and Panke family Christmas at Aunt Debbie and Uncle Neil's. Paul's entire family gathers at one family's house each year for dinner and gift giving. The food was great this year. We had a tradition dinner-turkey, hams, and lots of side dishes. The deserts were great too. I can't eat for a month now:)
Olivia and Colby playing with their new stuff.
Time for dinner and Panke family Christmas at Aunt Debbie and Uncle Neil's. Paul's entire family gathers at one family's house each year for dinner and gift giving. The food was great this year. We had a tradition dinner-turkey, hams, and lots of side dishes. The deserts were great too. I can't eat for a month now:) Olivia had more presents to open when we got there. We put a bow on her head whenever we got a chance. It was funny to watch her look for it when it was on top of her head. By the third or forth time we put it there, she stopped looking. She was having more fun with the box then her toys.
Playing with Colby's truck. Why play with your own toys when your cousing got a really cool truck. I guess for her birthday she will get a truck too.
Last stop PopPop and Memi's. After dinner we went to open presents with PopPop, Memi, Russ, Jen, Kendall, and Colby.
After a long and relaxing day we were finally home. We had a WONDERFUL Christmas with out family. It was nice to see everyone and also be relaxed while doing it. Holiday's for me and Paul are always a marathon or places to go, meals to eat, and people to see. This year not so much-it was GREAT! Olivia had a great first Christmas. She was so much fun opening her own presents and playing with her toys. She got so much stuff-thank you everyone so much. I can't wait until next year and her birthday to how much fun she has opening presents. I was pleasantly surprised how well she opened gifts and her reaction to new toys. She wasn't just into the box or paper she actually played with the toys:)
Playing with Colby's truck. Why play with your own toys when your cousing got a really cool truck. I guess for her birthday she will get a truck too.
Last stop PopPop and Memi's. After dinner we went to open presents with PopPop, Memi, Russ, Jen, Kendall, and Colby. 
After a long and relaxing day we were finally home. We had a WONDERFUL Christmas with out family. It was nice to see everyone and also be relaxed while doing it. Holiday's for me and Paul are always a marathon or places to go, meals to eat, and people to see. This year not so much-it was GREAT! Olivia had a great first Christmas. She was so much fun opening her own presents and playing with her toys. She got so much stuff-thank you everyone so much. I can't wait until next year and her birthday to how much fun she has opening presents. I was pleasantly surprised how well she opened gifts and her reaction to new toys. She wasn't just into the box or paper she actually played with the toys:) 
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