Getting ready for Christmas

Last Christmas we were still in the newborn stage of sleepless nights that ran into days!  So this Christmas we were all looking forward to really celebrating and enjoying the season.  We did lots of fun things to prepare ourselves and enjoy time together.

We started off with a tree lighting at a local shopping center.  First sighting of Santa, lights, fire truck, and carolers.  So fun!

 Our first batch of Christmas treats with my special assistant :)

 Helping Daddy stay safe while decorating!

 A visit with Santa at Bass Pro Shop (clearly he prefers fish and 4 wheelers over Santa)

 Christmas party with Aunt Missy and Lexy at My Gym

Colby's First Birthday Party

This is a day we have been looking forward to for such a long time!  We had a great time celebrating our sweet boy with family and friends.  We had lunch and opened presents.  This boy is spoiled!  The weather was seriously beautiful so we enjoyed playing outside.  This will be picture overload but I want to remember.

All set up and ready to go...

 Then the guests began to arrive...

After we ate we opened some presents...

Crazy cousin Lexy supervising the presents

 And then some yummy cake...

Yummy!!!

Try some great-grandmother

 It was such an incredibly beautiful day so we played outside...

Colby and his three pretty besties!

With the Maas Family

Brayden provided some great entertainment

Lexy getting to know Colby's great-grandmother

with the Boyers

Cake monster :)

 Happy first birthday to the sweetest one year old around!

A year in the chair...