We had a wonderful 1st Christmas with our baby boy Harrison "Harry". We traveled to Fairbury, NE to spend Christmas with Chris's family. Harrison was with all 7 of his cousins & his aunts & uncle's. Then the Sunday after Christmas we traveled to Kearney, NE to meet Harrison's great-grandma Dorothy. It was a great time seeing Chris's dad, Dale's family. After Kearney we traveled the very short trip to Ravenna, NE (daddy's home town) to visit with Harrison's great-grandma June as well as more cousins, aunts & uncle's. All-in-all, Christmas was a fun trip and we had a great time seeing old friends, new friends, and family members galore. It's always nice getting home though after such a long trip (5 hours there & then back with a 6-month old, 6 days gone, & 1 baby cold).
Opening some presents....
.... then eating the gift wrap.
Having fun riding Ben & Samantha's little horse.
Grandma Pat, Great-Grandma June, Chris, & Harry (snoozing, of course!)
Harry with all of his cousins on Chris's side. What a group!
I thought of a great tradition to bring in Grandma Diane to our holiday events. Now we didn't get to it but it was thought of & will be done next Christmas. And who says we can't do it now. Watching the 1951 A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim as Scrooge. My mom loved this Christmas movie & what a better way to feel her presence. Harrison & I also made a Christmas ornament. My sister McKenzie bought us this clay kit to imprint Harry's hand into & then make it into a Chrismtas ornament. It's cute don't ya think?!
Harry & mommy's craft project. Thanks Aunty McKenzie!
This holiday season Harry was also baptised. He was baptised on December 19th. Chris's parents & brother Myron & his family all came in for the big event. We had great friends, almost my entire side & some of Chris's & what a better way to start off Christmas then getting Harrison baptised. He was a wonderful little boy during the event & didn't even shed a tear. Maybe getting him baptised at 6 months has it's perks compared to say a 1 month old. Who knows though. Maybe we'll wait that long for our 2nd to be baptised and he/she will be a terror (I hope I didn't just jinx myself!).
Father Cook, myself, Chris & of course the baby of the hour.
Hope you all had blessed holidays. Here's to 2011 and to all the joys it will bring our family.
XoXo
me
*Here's a pic from my phone (sorry for the roughness) of Harrison loving what his Grandpa Mike gave him for his baptism/Christmas. It's a hit!
