Friday, December 28, 2012

A First Christmas to Remember

Instead of telling you how wonderful this first Christmas was for James, we thought we would just share some photos.  We are truly blessed and will never forget this first Christmas for our baby boy.

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Q's House



Santa's Little Helper reporting for duty!



Christmas Eve on Sesame Street - a Christmas classic!




I'm in my jammies, ready for Santa!


Christmas Morning - Santa was Here!!



I'm going to spend A LOT of time on my new music table!


Lucy got a new Lamb chop toy - Lambie!!!


Oh, hello Rudolph!



James LOVED the box Mommy's new cutting board came in.



A new necklace for Mommy - Thank you James!


Looks like James was a good boy...


... and Lucy was a good girl!



Lots of great loot this Christmas!

Christmas Day with the Quartuccio's!!


James in a roasting pan - kid loves siting in odd places.




Time to open presents!





Lucy is always in the middle of the chaos.



Mommy and Daddy upping their fashion game.


Opening presents is exhausting!



 Toot Toot Beep Beep!!!

Post Christmas Dinner with the Quartuccio's!!!


What? 



Happy Faces




Playtime with Aunt June and Uncle Billy


Cousins!!!




You kinda look like Grandpa, but something is missing.



Family Portraits

Opening Gifts with Grandma Mangiaracina!!



James wanted to climb on the box more than he wanted to open it.



Baby's first fire engine!



A full collection of the Land of Misfit Toys ornaments!


Na na na na na na na na BATMAN!!!


Yes.  That is a 5 pound bar of Hershey's chocolate.



MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

A Christmas Miracle

So technically the miracle did not happen until December 26th, but we are saying it counts.  What is this Christmas miracle that I speak of?  Check it out:


That's right.  Our little man put two and two together and finally clapped his hands on his own.  He and I have been practicing for weeks and he decided to pull it off while at the dining room table in front of us, all the Grandparents, Aunt Suzy and the Connecticut Quartuccio's - Uncle Billy, Aunt June and Cousin Michael.  We were all so excited ~ I actually cried. :)  The best part was how proud he was of himself.  Now he loves to clap all the time and he receives the same type of oohhh and ahhhs every time. :)