Dreaming of a White Christmas

We woke up Christmas morning at Grammy and Pa Pa's house to a blanket of snow on the ground. I love that Mia's first Christmas was a white Christmas. Snow on Christmas morning just sets the tone for the whole holiday. We brought Mia in to see her gifts from Santa Claus, and she seemed a bit confused about what we wanted her to do. Then, she spied her pink baby doll under the tree. You'd think the child had won the lottery. She was wiggling and squirming to get to her baby doll. When she got it, she immediately wrapped her arms around it and sank her two teeth into it. She loved it. She also enjoyed sitting on the riding toy that Grammy and Pa Pa got her. She couldn't quite figure out how to go forward, but she's getting pretty good at going in reverse. I started a tear in the paper of each present as I gave it to her. The concept of unwrapping the gifts was an elusive one at first, but then she sort of got the hang of it. We helped her some, but I think she liked tearing the paper.

Wesley, Mia, and I went out to Papaw and Nana Bev's for breakfast and presents next. Spenser, Kennedy, Kacy, and Ryan were there also. The guys played some Guitar Hero, but I had the most fun with the Wii. I liked the bowling game a lot. Mia was with her Papaw while we played it. She got the giggles when Mattie (Dad's black lab) started giving her kisses. She's never met a dog yet that she doesn't like.

We've been trying to show Mia how to give a high five. Sometimes she makes an attempt to do it, but we're working on it. Her newest accomplishment is learning to wave bye bye. It's so cute to see her little fist opening and closing.

On Saturday, we did our usual bouncing around from house to house to see more people. That evening, we went to Aunt Denise's house. Drew and Kaci were there with little Brody. He is so cute and sweet. It was a nice visit.

Mia's first Christmas was wonderful, and I'm glad we got to share it with our families!

Visions of sugar plums, perhaps?She loves that baby.She's got her whole fist in this present. The girl isn't wasting any time!Mia in her Christmas dress
Grammy and MiaMommy and Mia in the snowMia and PapawHanging out on Papaw's counterGiving Brody a kissMia and Brody