Christmas 2008

A chef is born!! Claire loved her kitchen set she got for Christmas. She also fell in love with her "laptop". She is pretty obsessed with opening and closing it and pushing all the buttons. Everything she has wanted to do to my computer but hasn't been allowed!

We had a great Christmas. We had Eric's brother, Bill, fly in at the last minute from Seattle and escape the snow. Tom, Carla and her brother Eric joined us for Christmas Eve church and dinner. The service was held in the park in our neighborhood so we walked down the street and Claire was able to run around and play when she got too antsy. She loved the holiday music! We walked back home and enjoyed some chicken pot pies, salad, and an awesome chocolate wafer dessert that Eric made. We sat out by the fire and drank hot buttered rums. The next day we went over to Tom and Carla's house for Christmas dinner and had another wonderful meal. We went and looked at Christmas lights and a house in their neighborhood that has a train out front and decorates the mountain behind their house with giant snowflakes that light up. It was incredible and Claire loved the lights!

That about sums up our Christmas holiday. We enjoyed family time together and of course Claire made everyone's Christmas that much sweeter. She may not "get it" yet but she sure loves all the attention and hugs from her aunts and uncles. We feel pretty blessed!