Maya's 1st Christmas

Maya had a great first christmas! We were down in Maryland with the whole Laich clan: Grandma & Grandpa, Mike, Lauren & Clara, Danielle and Marcus. 

The festivities started on Christmas Eve, where we all opened a present (or 2 or 3) to help make a dent in the 104 presents under the tree.

104 presents, give or take a few

Pajamas!?! Where are my toys?

Ho Ho Yummy

I love opening presents! Or at least, I love ripping paper!

Yay! My favorite toy from day care. How did Santa know?

Cat Butt!

 We had planned to open presents at 6am on Christmas morning, Clara was just so excited to start Christmas early. But she was the last one to wake up! So we had a nice breakfast of French Toast, to power us up for the gift opening marathon.

Reading the paper with Grandpa

More paper!

Eyeing Daddy's whiskey

Lucky little owl

The winning ticket! And my bookie

Hats!

 The rest of the day was pretty relaxing. Marc, Richard and I went for a jog. Maya and Clara played with their new toys. Mom made an impressive feast of Prime Rib and Dad's famous Potato Pancakes. Then we played some Poker, relatively tame despite all the whiskey being drunk that night!

Best present ever - a happy family!

In the few days we've been down here, we've noticed how much Maya is getting ready to move! She knows what she wants, and she'll usually lunge to try to get a toy just out of reach. She can wiggle on her stomach to move a few inches if needed, but she hasn't yet figured out how to balance on all 4s. Once she does, watch out! It's a good thing we're moving to a bigger house soon!

Merry Christmas to all our blog readers!