Christmas Recap

While we were waiting for the rest of the family to arrive back from Florida on Christmas Eve, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Johnson's that afternoon. Brooke LOVES the stairs at their house and gave herself quite a workout going up them over and over. Then she relaxed in Grandma Johnson's lap for a while.



We were also happy to see Uncle Dave that day.


Once Matt's parents and Jamie were back on Christmas Eve night (after a several-hour delay at the airport - SO glad that wasn't us!), we headed over to their house for dinner and gifts.


Ozzie even got in on the action.


Notice Brooke's tongue sticking out? That's her new go-to when she's really tired. She used to suck on her arm, then her shirt, now she's content to just thrust her tongue in and out.


We woke up on Christmas morning and opened our gifts as a family. Thanks to Oz's freshly groomed *ahem* "area" that happens to fall right at Brooke's head level when she sitting, these are the only decent ones I can post. The first is a pretty good shot of her bed head, though. (And while she's smart, I realize Fridge Phonics is way too old for her. I was waiting for the farm one to come in, but wanted something for her to open in the meantime.)



After opening our gifts and breakfast, we headed down to St. Louis for Christmas with my family. The girls are always happy to see each other, even if you can't tell by these photos.




They finished the night by getting into matching jammies from Papa T and Grandma (the girls - not Matt and Tim).

I'm saving the photos of the next day's celebration with my extended family for my post about the rest of our visit. Merry Belated Christmas!