We enjoyed a beautiful Christmas this year with Eric’s parents, sister and brother-in-law in town for a visit.
Sonia really loved having the family here so we could “all eat’gether” for the traditional pizza on Christmas Eve as well as many other meals over the long weekend. She was also constantly calling for them by their couple names: NonaPapa and AysenKevin.
We had been getting Sonia prepared with books and she was more involved with our Christmas traditions this year. She knew what Santa Claus and Rudolph looked like, and was really interested in the Christmas tree, but didn’t fully comprehend the whole story. She definitely was a more active participant in present opening this year vs. last year 🙂
But, as always seems to be the case with young kids, the boxes offered almost as much fascination as the toys – almost 🙂
In addition to the Christmas Eve/Day activities, we took a few of our first outings as a family of four to the Getty Center on Friday and Rose Float viewing on Saturday. With a toddler and infant, these trips were stressful, and Mommy really didn’t get to see much. However, it was still nice and empowering to get out of the house, and Sonia enjoyed herself. She especially loved riding the “choo choo train” up to the Getty, and the little airplane and fire truck at the Rose Float Village.
Dalton but was mostly sleeping, nursing or fussing, but still had a few happy times to share with the family.
