Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve morning started out nice and relaxing...no long car rides and we weren't expected to be anywhere til the evening so we took advantage of the "down time". As you can see...Papa C really took advantage of it.

Bebe was making rice for the gumbo party, Jack had permission to start table foods and had previously had rice in Gerber foods without any allergy symptoms, so we decided to try the rice out. We didn't get pictures of the many faces of dislike...not for the flavor, but the texture. He was so freaked out by it he kept gagging...eventually it and all the green beans came right back out. No more rice til we don't have to be anywhere because you know what had to come next...

a bath...we just took him to the tub high chair and all!

The Relle Family enjoying Jack's First Christmas. Off to another party.

Back home Jack hung out with Papa C some since he missed them during the party because Bebe got sick and had to leave. They made guesses about what were in the presents, played with ornaments, and listened to the Mickey and Minnie Christmas Train stuffed animal.

Jack loves his stocking that Aunt Mary Beth made him....he also loves playing with the knobs on the cabinet and the sliding doors.

"Santa who?!?! Are you sure I have to go to bed for him to come? He might want to play with the knobs with me."

"Forget Santa....Dr. Mathieus said that I can start solids...this cookie looks like a solid to me."

For Jack's First Christmas we continued the traditions that I grew up with....cookies and milk for Santa, candy canes for the reindeer, new pj's, and reading The Night Before Christmas before hitting the sack so Santa can come.