You turned 11 months on Friday, the day after your very first Christmas. You had a great day starting with our annual trip to Target at 7 am! Then out for breakfast. You finished off your day with dinner at Grandma and Papa's to see Great Papa! On Saturday you took almost a 3 1/2 hour nap! You definitely needed it!
Your first Christmas was very exciting with you opening your first gift a few days before. You really weren't interested in what was inside, just the paper and bows. On Christmas Eve afternoon you woke up (ok you never went down) from your nap to find Daddy in the process of putting together your wagon from Grammy. That quickly became your favorite gift! You helped Daddy finish putting it together, well you sat in it and played while he slaved away. Then you took a lot of circles in the house in it. The next morning you insisted on opening your Santa gifts while sitting in it. It was very cute.
We spent Christmas Eve at Auntie Jen's with the Hogoboom family. You had a great time with all your cousins! 7 other boys and 3 girls. The girls are definitely outnumbered in this group! Christmas morning you were up and ready to rock and roll! Grammy, Grandma, Papa and Aunt Jenny were there to watch you open some of your gifts. We then hosted brunch for the Kunz's, Walter's and Alexander's. My favorite gift to Gavin, Pyper, Frankie and Jack were the monogrammed towels. All the kids loved them and I tried to fit the animal to them, with Gavin getting a Doggy, Jack a Froggy, Pyper a butterfly and Frankie a kittie cat. It was a great time!
You are walking a lot more now (I think you are pretty much walking, Daddy not so much), I think you think crawling sometimes is a little faster so you will drop down in mid walk to get to something or someone. You are still a little sick from your first "sinus infection", but that does not slow you down one bit. The only way we can tell you are is because in the morning you still sound a little congested and you have a nose full of boogies. I know, gross right?? Your still such a happy boy, you do have your moments don't get me wrong. When you throw a "tantrum" you are no longer arching your back and throwing back your head, nope, now you throw yourself on the floor on your tummy with your bum in the air and put your head between your hands and cry. It is actually quite amusing. You have definitely got my dramatic flair. You don't stay angry very long, not once you hear me laughing hysterically. You usually end up laughing along with me, which is good. Luckily we have not had one of these "meltdowns" in a public place! Fingers crossed....
On another note, Greg and I must have been good this year, because we got the Wii. We have been somewhat addicted to it and are pressuring Gavin to take more naps so we can play it! The past few nights after the bean is in bed we have stayed up 11pm + to play Guitar Hero. I am trying to get through a 3 song set without getting booed off the stage! It is very fun and great for Greg and I to do together. The first night we bowled, did you know you can get a strike while holding a beer?? It is a ton of fun! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year! We are very blessed to have such loving family and friends!
With a lot of love,
Greg, Shawna, Gavin, Crash & Elvis
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