Christmas 2008

We spent Christmas at the Henriksen's in Texas. This was Charles' first trip to Texas and his first long trip. This was the first time spent the night away from home. The first two nights he needed to adjust and he slept with me. But then he was right at home. He had a great time with Henry and Emma. Every time he saw Emma his face would light up. Emma said, "Look! He's making a happy face at me!" Henry and Emma also got to help with bath time. Emma was very interested in everything that Charles did--from sleeping to eating to diaper change. Henry just wanted to show him how to play with toys and get a kiss every now and then. We had a web-camera Christmas with the family in Washington. It was great! It was nice to talk to everyone and see them at the same time. Here's some Christmas pics...Enjoy! To see more, check out Jenny's blog for Henry and Emma.

Our Christmas tree. We bought it this year. It is tall and skinny which is what we needed. Charles loves looking at it so much that we are going to leave it up for a bit.

Christmas morning at the Henriksen's house before the kids woke up.

Hanging out on Christmas Eve. The kids are getting ready to go to bed and everyone is in their pajamas.

Christmas morning! Brian, Charles, and I were the first to get up. Brian and I ate breakfast which was hot chocolate and a large cookie that we split. Charles is modeling the "Baby's First Christmas" hat that Granny got him. It was actually way too small so we just set it on top of his head and took a picture quickly before it fell off.

After opening presents! Brian and Jason tackle the wooden kitchen set that Santa brought for Emma.

Look Santa, I love my links!

Line up all the dinosaurs!