A Christmas in Washington

After having the baby both Jason and I vowed that we would NOT travel anywhere for a long time!  So this meant that family had to come see us for Christmas.  Since Jason's parents were with us for Thanksgiving, mine decided to come up for Christmas.

It was such a special week with my parents here as we got ready for Christmas.  They arrived on Dec. 20th and left on the 27th, and of course that was not long enough!  I become so used to having the company and help with Cammy, it's always hard to see people leave...especially when it's family!

Of course the first thing I had to do once they arrived was make my most favorite frosted butter cookies!  I have been waiting all month to make these and it didn't seem possible without someone to help with Cammy.  I ate those cookies faster than you could imagine and still wished I had more after they were gone.  Just ask Jason, I have been talking about them since my parents have left :)

Rolling out the dough for the cookies

My little cookie cutter helper

After we got the cookie making out of the way and Leia was content, we were able to enjoy a few other pre-Christmas activities.  We visited a Living Nativity at a local church in Mill Creek and also the Woodinville Wonderland.  It was a much warmer December than other years, so we weren't totally freezing as we stood outside admiring the lights.

My parents, Cammy and me at the Woodinville Winter Wonderland

Showing Cammy the lights that go to music

Christmas Eve was spent getting any last minute gifts, sitting around the house relaxing, attending an afternoon Christmas Eve church service, and having a delicious dinner at the Crab Pot.

Christmas Eve at the Crab Pot

Hanging with the grandparents at the Crab Pot

Christmas morning was a little different than we are used to, as we worked our entire day around Cammy's waking up time, diaper changes, feedings and naps.  We started our stockings and presents around 9am and didn't finish with all the gifts until about 2pm!!  Talk about making Christmas last :)

Cammy's First Christmas...opening stockings

The whole crew with our stockings

(my parents have to show us up with their giant ones from home)

The doggies are excited about their stockings too!

Family Christmas Photo 2011

My parents with us on Christmas

Lots of unwrapping to be done in a gift to Cammy from her other grandparents

Cammy LOVED her snowball rattle from Grams and Gramps

(it makes her smile every time!)

Coda enjoying Christmas as we take a break for breakfast

Cammy's biggest present this year was her Jump-a-roo.  We put it together the day after Christmas and enjoyed watching her learn to play in it.  Her feet don't touch yet, but it's still fun for her to sit in.  Thanks G-ma and Grandpa Lumsden!

Trying out her new Jump-a-roo

Still needs to get a little bit taller :)

It's always hard to see family leave, especially after such a fun visit.  Thank goodness for computers and web cams so we can all Skype now!!  But...we always look forward to the next set of visitors, like G-ma and Grandpa Lumsden in two more weeks!!!