Max's First Christmas

We had a great time celebrating Christmas this year with Baby Max.  There is something about having a child that makes the season that much more special and meaningful.  First we had an early Christmas celebration with my parents and my brother's family.  This year was a Goodwill Christmas, so we had the challenge of finding inexpensive second-hand gifts for everyone on our list.  It was an adventure!

Mom & Dad with their little reindeer

Gabriel is always the clown...especially in his new straw glasses

Mom likes her new second-hand purse

Max & Grandma Nancy

Eliana is already a good babysitter

Then we headed down to Kansas to celebrate with the Schroeders.  Max was a trooper and endured 22+ hours in the car seat, during our trip there and back.  We had enough Christmas onesies and outfits to dress Max in a new Christmas-themed outfit for 5 days straight (sometimes with multiple costume changes each day).

Still happy after 10 hours in the car... almost to Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder's house

(Don't worry... we were parked when this was taken.)

Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder spoiled Max on this first Christmas! 

First ride on his new rocking horse

Wade and his new tooly thing

SUPER excited to get a sewing machine!!! 

Baby Max is sacked out after all the presents 

Max & Grandpa Schroeder

It's his first visit and Max already likes the farm

...so does Daisy

We went to go see Santa and he was gone... until next year.  Poor Max!

 

The baby Santa suit was on sale at Target... we couldn't resist!! 

We spent the New Year at home and celebrated our own little family Christmas on the first day of the new year.  All in all, it was a fun and busy holiday!

Daisy digging into her stocking 

Another cute Christmas outfit from Great-Aunt Robin

Wade representing his grad school

I got a membership to Orange Theory...nice! 

Max loves Christmas!