December 25, 2008
Mackenzie - it's your very first Christmas! Mommy and Daddy are so excited about spending this special holiday with you and teaching you what Christmas is all about!
Christmas Eve we spent the night at Nan and Pops house with them and Aunt E. Before we went to sleep, we all got in bed and read The Night Before Christmas which was an early Christmas present from Nan and Pops. When we woke up Christmas morning, Santa had left all kind of presents downstairs under the Christmas trees. As a matter of fact, Mommy would say that Santa and all of his elves went WAY overboard this year! Maybe they will do better next year...
Anyhow, you had a great time opening your presents - you were actually very good at grabbing onto the paper and ripping it off! Of course, you did want to put it in your mouth! I think it's safe to say that your very favorite gift was the Fisher Price Musical Stage that Aunt Erin told Santa to get you. She did a great job picking it out because you love to sit in front of it and smile in the mirror while listening to the music. You also really like the little Elmo/Cookie Monster ball that shakes! Nan and Pops helped Santa pick that toy out and you think it's so funny! Aunt E also got you Baby's First Blocks, books and clothes. Nan and Pops also got you a lot of clothes, books and toys.
You got many more gifts - so many that Mommy and Daddy are planning to stash some of them away to give you throughout the year so that you always have something new to play with. You got lots of clothes, toys and a teddy bear and pony from Nonna and Poppa, a musical storybook from Red, a toychest from Weepaw (yay! Something to stash all of your stuff in!), a cell phone from Aunt JJ, diapers and food from Aunt Lea-Lee and Uncle John, Trumpette socks from Auntie Mary and Uncle B, an adorable "Pink is the new Black" shirt and matching hairbows from Auntie Kelli and Uncle Beau, and too many more to write! Mommy and Daddy got you some balls and blocks, books, a musical table that will be really fun when you're crawling and pulling up on stuff and clothes. This is really not even everything, but Mommy is having trouble remembering it all!
After we left Nan and Pops we headed over to Red's house to have Christmas with Red, Nana, Aunt Lea-Lee, Uncle John, Aikman, Aunt JJ, Ethan, Uncle Trey and Uncle Scott. We had a yummy brunch and a great time opening presents! You were very pooped out by the time it was said and done and I think Mommy and Daddy were both feeling the same!
We spent the rest of the afternoon playing with presents and napping. It was the best first Christmas we could have ever hoped for! We love you so much and can't wait to spend many more Christmases together!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
Pops feeding Mackenzie her Christmas breakfast
Bogie playing in all of the presents
Pops and Mackenzie reading her new book!
This is precious!
Mackenzie opening her presents - she was very good at it!
And she LOVED what was inside - Elmo!!!
Aikman, Ethan & Mackenzie in front of the Christmas tree at Red's
Ethan & Mackenzie - Aikman needed her mommy!
Haha! He's already being a typical boy :)
Mommy and her sweet girl
Family pic - our first Christmas
"This Christmas thing is pretty cool"
The girls and their canvases that my mom had made for them
She was so tired after our very busy Christmas morning.
Tracye and "the kids"
Mackenzie sitting pretty in front of her Christmas loot.
Really?!?! We're going to have to have a very serious talk with Santa and all of his elves!
She loves her Musical Stage from Aunt E!
Isn't this sweet?
Daddy is really excited about it too! 
Wow...
Ridiculous...that's all I have to say about that.I would also like to take this time to say Merry Christmas to my Pops! Unfortunately, he is spending the holidays in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove his the upper lobe of his left lung due to lung cancer. The good news is that he is doing AWESOME and my dad and aunt are there with him.
Pops, I love you so much and I'm so glad you're doing so well! I know you will make a full recovery soon and we can't wait to see you up and about. Take care of yourself! We love you sooo much!!
Dad, I'm sad that you couldn't be here for Mackenzie's first Christmas, but I know it was for a good cause. I love you so much and thank you for the toybox - I can assure you it will be put to good use! (Did you see the pics above????)
