Hayden celebrated his first Christmas this year in Texas. It was such a wonderful day, and he was definitely the best gift we received this year :) We had a great cocktail party with our local friends on Christmas Eve, and then Hayden woke up on Christmas morning to a million presents from his grandparents and aunts and uncles under the tree. We just spent a quiet morning together as a family, opening presents and playing with new toys, and then we headed out to visit some friends.
At the Christmas Eve Party
Video of Hayden waking up on Christmas morning
A Christmas feast!
Hayden continued to broaden his horizons during his travels this past week. He flew to Wisconsin to see his mama's old stomping grounds, and to meet all of his second cousins and great aunts and uncles! We all gathered together for the first time in about 3 years. My cousins have all grown up into such smart and interesting young men and women, and it was so fun to just listen to them and all of their plans for the future. And now Hayden is the baby of family, and the start of a new generation. Here is a photo of all of my cousins (minus my cousin Amanda who unfortunately had to work):
In addition to meeting all of his extended family, Hayden also got to tear up the dance floor at his first wedding! We got him all dressed up in the cutest little outfit, and he was a very good baby for all of the wedding festivities. Then he spent New Year's Eve eating sushi in downtown Chicago with some of my college friends. He rang in 2008 from his crib in at a hotel on Rush Street, after strolling the snowy city streets all bundled up and cozy. It was a wonderful vacation!
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