We enjoyed our trip to Pittsburgh and the time that we got to spend with family and friends. We did some of the special Christmas things our family always does and some new ones. We went to my grandparents on Christmas Eve with all of my extended family like we always do. We enjoyed seeing friends and meeting Mason Greg and Devons baby for the first time. He is very charming. Zion enjoyed seeing her friends Landon and Lauren again. Unforunately we did not get to see all of our friends but hopefully next time. We ate a lot. That is what you are supposed to do around the holidays right? My mom also created a new tradition for Zion. She got her a wooden nativity set and had hung mittens (that she made from old sweaters, dont ask me how) around the window and in each one was a piece of the nativity. So each day Zion got to get a mitten and find the piece inside and on the last day was baby Jesus and the whole nativity was in place. It was really cool and Zion loved it. My mom is very thoughtfully creative. Above us a picture from Christmas morning breakfast wearing her pj's with her Daddy. My mom always gets up pajamas on Christmas eve for us to wear to bed that night. Zion gets them now too and she got some nice footie ones that were super cute.
It was so fun to watch her faces when she opened her gifts. She also liked helping others open theres. She is just a little slow because she tears small pieces of the paper. Check out this face.
Another one!
Carrying around the Mr. Potato head that we got her. It has its own suitcase. She loves to try to carry heavy things lately that set her off balance. She thinks she is such a pro at walking that she might as well make it more difficult I think.
With soon to be aunt Rachel later on Christmas day who she really seems to like.
In her Christmas dress from sunt Trish.
While we were there we got to see Tim get baptized at his church on the Northside of Pittsburgh I got to visit his church twice and I really enjoyed it. The church is called Mosaic and meets in one of the Pittsburgh Project builidings where Tim now works.
The christmas lights that we saw on our date.
Hanging with Uncle Doug. He is such a good pal he even watched Baby Praise with her. Doug came home from school right before Christmas and we were all in the house at the same time. It had been a while since we were all together and we had a great time. Time seems to stand still for a little bit when we are with familiy around the holidays whether it was with mine for Christmas of Trav's for Thanksgiving and I like that feeling.
The Cook tree of gifts before the big day! Hope you had a blessed Christmas and you are enjoying the new beginning that a new year can bring. We have been bustling around getting things back in order and setting some priorities for this year.
We enjoyed our trip to Pittsburgh and the time that we got to spend with family and friends. We did some of the special Christmas things our family always does and some new ones. We went to my grandparents on Christmas Eve with all of my extended family like we always do. We enjoyed seeing friends and meeting Mason Greg and Devons baby for the first time. He is very charming. Zion enjoyed seeing her friends Landon and Lauren again. Unforunately we did not get to see all of our friends but hopefully next time. We ate a lot. That is what you are supposed to do around the holidays right? My mom also created a new tradition for Zion. She got her a wooden nativity set and had hung mittens (that she made from old sweaters, dont ask me how) around the window and in each one was a piece of the nativity. So each day Zion got to get a mitten and find the piece inside and on the last day was baby Jesus and the whole nativity was in place. It was really cool and Zion loved it. My mom is very thoughtfully creative. Above us a picture from Christmas morning breakfast wearing her pj's with her Daddy. My mom always gets up pajamas on Christmas eve for us to wear to bed that night. Zion gets them now too and she got some nice footie ones that were super cute.
It was so fun to watch her faces when she opened her gifts. She also liked helping others open theres. She is just a little slow because she tears small pieces of the paper. Check out this face.
Another one!
Carrying around the Mr. Potato head that we got her. It has its own suitcase. She loves to try to carry heavy things lately that set her off balance. She thinks she is such a pro at walking that she might as well make it more difficult I think.
With soon to be aunt Rachel later on Christmas day who she really seems to like.
In her Christmas dress from sunt Trish.
While we were there we got to see Tim get baptized at his church on the Northside of Pittsburgh I got to visit his church twice and I really enjoyed it. The church is called Mosaic and meets in one of the Pittsburgh Project builidings where Tim now works.
The christmas lights that we saw on our date.
Hanging with Uncle Doug. He is such a good pal he even watched Baby Praise with her. Doug came home from school right before Christmas and we were all in the house at the same time. It had been a while since we were all together and we had a great time. Time seems to stand still for a little bit when we are with familiy around the holidays whether it was with mine for Christmas of Trav's for Thanksgiving and I like that feeling.
The Cook tree of gifts before the big day! Hope you had a blessed Christmas and you are enjoying the new beginning that a new year can bring. We have been bustling around getting things back in order and setting some priorities for this year.
3 comments:
Hey! Zion, you are so funny! I love your faces and expressions and hope that I can see you sometime soon.
Love you!
Bethany
Wow snow!One day we'll we get to experience it...We love that picture.
Love the new header photo of Zion at the window. We really enjoyed finally meeting her, and getting to see you and Travis during the Christams mayhem! love, Amy
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