Santa Baby

Merry Christmas! We headed back over to grandma and grandpas house for breakfast (hence the early morning look on our faces), and played w/ the Melaras one last time before they had to leave.

Christmas Eve

Hooray its Christmas Eve! At almost 8 months old, Mattie loved opening her gifts and she loved playing w/ her cousin, of course! Are they just two peas in a pod, or what?!

Wow.... Santa

Mattie's first time meeting Santa went quite well... no crying, no complaining, just stared at him in awe and ignored our camera trying to capture her smile ;)

The long awaited visit...

Yay, cousin Ryan arrived from AZ to play w/ Mattie for a super long weekend! They had a great time laughing at their parents and grandparents every day for 5 days straight!

The Christmas season is upon us!

Its a month of "firsts" for Mattie... Her first trip to Fashion Island to see the big tree, her first trip to Downtown Disney to see the holiday sights, and her first trip to the Knotts Christmas Craft Festival w/ Grandma... Mattie loves all the shiny decorations and festive people we see everywhere we go!

Hanging w/ Friends...

Jeff wants to practice wearing the Bjorn before Aaron arrives... Mattie is happy to let him use her as a prop!

The Real Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving w/ the Baker side of the family at Aunt Wendy and Uncle Randy's house this year. Mattie loved visiting w/ all of her relatives :) She first played w/ cousin Kate, who like to eat grass, then she is playing w/ "afraid of babies Laura" in the 2nd pic, and then she played w/ her GFA Wendy :)

Friends Thanksgiving

I know its a little late, but here is Mattie's first experience at "Friends Thanksgiving," an annual tradition w/ the BC group!