Christmas

Ashlyn's first Christmas went very well. On Christmas Eve day we spent it over at her Grandparents house. On Christmas Eve we went to church. Ashlyn enjoyed the service very much. She slept the whole time. She did seem to enjoy the singing. At one point during the service she even put her hands together like she was praying. It was very cute! After church we came home and ate and watched the football game. We had a great day together as a family.
On Christmas Day we woke up bright and early. Ashlyn was very excited to see the presents that Santa had left her. We opened gifts and Ashlyn got very spoiled of course! Later on in the day we had a nice Christmas dinner. Ashlyn got a little overwhelmed by everything going on. She was a little bit cranky. She still is a little colicky and has her good days and her bad days. All and all I would say that her first Christmas was wonderful. On Christmas day night I went to a movie with my sister. Ashlyn stayed home with her Dad and Uncle. Ashlyn slept on her Uncle Adam's chest for several hours. It was so cute to see such a big guy with such a small girl. Ashlyn got to meet her Uncle Adam for the first time this week and she loved him!
On Saturday Ashlyn and I are heading to Arizona. We will be going to a wedding (Jacob and Maya's). We will also get to see my Grandmother. I can't wait for her to meet Ashlyn. I am a little scared because we are driving and Ashlyn will be in the car for twelve hours. The car seat usually puts her right to sleep and she does not seem to mind it. However, she has never had to spend twelve hours in it! We are going to try to drive it all in one day, but we will stop for the night if she gets too restless. I am excited to take her on her first vacation. I know Arizona is not too warm right now but it will be much warmer than the below zero temperatures we have right now! Well I have lots to do to get ready for our trip. Packing all the things a baby needs is not an easy task! I will update the blog with new pictures when we get next weekend! Happy New Year to all!