Christmas!

Sorry for the blogging hiatus. Emmett doesn't like to sit in front of the computer when I try to blog, so it hasn't been happening. And nap time is far too short to allow for such frivolities ;)

Anyway. Merry Christmas y'all! We had a great one. The week before Christmas, we went down to Mesa to visit Chad's family. Holy moley, it was so nice to remember what 60 degrees felt like. Sigh. I miss that already. But we had a lot of fun :) Emmett did pretty good with the drives. The last couple of hours each way were rough, but overall he did  great. The visit kind of threw him out of whack; lots of noise and fun and commotion = not exactly what our house is like during the day, so Emmett cried a lot and developed the wonderful habit of shrieking at the top of his lungs. That's a fun one. But we all had a good time, and it was nice to see Chad's family again.

We came back on the 23rd to have Christmas at home, and it was so fun. Even though Emmett's way too small to really understand what's going on, Christmas with a baby is whole new experience. And my mom made us these awesome stockings! They're just like the ones I grew up with, and it's really cool to have the same ones, handmade by my mom, for our little family.

Aren't they pretty? Yay :D

Stocking loot rundown:
Emmett: three crocheted monsters, one rattle Oball, four jars of baby food, and a pack of spoons
Chad: Icon, a picture of us hiking when Emmett was around a week old, and lots of candy
Me: Pride and Prejudice (book), yarn needles, and lots of candy

A bunch of pics from Christmas morning:

Emmett's still a little groggy :)

Don't tell Chad I put this one up

Epic drooler

Stocking stuffs

Super soft blanket from Natalie

Presents! The Dr. Seuss book is from Chad's Gma Mc, and it is so cool. Lots of stories. October Sky from my mom and dad. We like that movie :)

Icon is also from my mom, and Chad's wearing the watch I gave him

Left out of the main picture, but probably Chad's favorite from this year

Not in the pictures: Chad's parents gave us a gift pack of President Monson's favorite Christmas stories (The Mansion, A Christmas Carol, and a print-out of the Luke Christmas story), and a bunch of clothes for Emmett, which he'll need shortly. Our 4 month old is just about too big for his 6 month clothes. And my Mom also sent a box with some of my Christmas ornaments, and a bunch of jeans for Emmett. But, what's cool about these jeans is that they're the Wranglers that all of us kids wore when we were little. And now Emmett gets to wear them. So cool :)

Videos of Emmett opening presents:

And a few more pics of Emmett from Christmas day:

Not from Christmas day, but super cute anyway

Hope y'all had a great Christmas!