Roxie's First Christmas!

Well, Roxie’s first Christmas has come and gone and we’ve been left in a sea of cardboard boxes from the many toys she accumulated!

Just a small list of what she got for Christmas:

Pajamas... A Cabbage Patch Kid... Build-A-Bear... V-tech Dancing Tower... Fisher Price Sing Along Stage... Rocking horse... Clothes... Leap Frog Bongo Drum...Etc, etc, etc.....!!

Yeah, she’s got toys for days! And, of course, a fair amount of them beep, honk, sing, and just plain make noise......all the things parents love. :) Ya know, maybe it’s because we’re still new to this whole noise-making toy thing, but we are ok with them. They make her happy, so whatever! (now, I’m not saying that won’t change in the coming years, but for now, we’re good!)

Below are some pictures from all the Christmas celebrations we had.

THE ALMACK CHRISTMAS
(Aaron's mom - Julie's - side of the family)
on 12-21-08....

A couple of proud Grandmas....

Opening her very first Christmas present ever (a glowworm from Great Grandma Betty)...

Either she was exhausted or she had too much egg nog...

Playing on the rocking horse Grandma Julie gave her...

CHRISTMAS MORNING
AT HOME WITH MOMMY & DADDY...

Well, well, what do we have here..... (she loves this thing)

Apparently, she likes to roll around on her presents before opening them....

Playing with some gifts from Grandpa Max....

CHRISTMAS EVENING
AT GRANDMA & GRANDPA EDEN'S HOUSE....

I really don't have much of a comment for this one except to say - Thank God, this wasn't Aaron's gift....

All those presents around her, and take a look at what she's playing with....
Meeting her new Build-A-Bear from Aunt Brianna....
And look who is now dressed in Roxie's "going home from the hospital outfit"..... (it was too sentimental to get rid of and this was just the right size!)

Playing with one of the "noise-makers" Grandma picked out! :)
Surrounded by just *some* of the loot.....
Grandma Laurie and Roxie..... (now known as G-ma) :)

And at last -- the family picture......