Celebrating Christmas in Fairfield

 Mira enjoyed some Baby Einstein on the way to Fairfield. Otherwise, I don't think Kenny and I would have made it!!

Cousin Avi!

It was cold! She liked cozying up with her blanket in the car.

Hanging out with Aunt Coco, Avi, and Sofi while Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Kenny, and LaLa make a DQ run!!

"Ice" Skating (it was a waxy sort of plastic) - apparently, according to Kenny, it was not the same as skating on ice. Notice Kenny wore his Tacky Sweater for the fake ice skating event - it seemed appropriate!

Avi & LaLa

Aunt CoCo and Mirabelle on the square.

Avi - skating at her own risk...

Mira really liked sitting in the sleigh with CoCo - she was bouncing up and down and squeeling with delight!

Beautiful little Eskimo baby!

Having a grand time despite the biting cold! (Speaking of "biting" - check out that molar!)

Family pic in the sleigh - Tacky Sweater and all...

Awww...they really do love each other! Avi put this outfit together all by herself - notice it says "Buy Me" on the t-shirt...well, really it says "Buy Me Something". We thought this was pretty darn funny. Thankfully, there were no offers.

Avi and Mira matched - and they didn't even call each other to plan this!

 

Taking a ride on Barbie's Caddy - later, she tried to get into the convertible!

We had such a great time, as usual! We played tons of games - two favorites being In a Pickle and Pictureka! We had lots of fun while there and laughed ourselves silly on more than one occassion. The girls all pitched in and built a gingerbread house...Ultimate Bake-Off style - I could barely handle the pressure!! The judges were pretty harsh...

LaLa was in a rush to finish the gingerbread house so she could eat it...looks pretty tasty, right? It collapsed soon after this picture. Oh, well...

On one of the days, Kenny and I thought it was a great idea to let Olivia practice driving. So, we went over to the High School parking lot and let her take the wheel. She did a fabulous job - Mira even fell asleep while she was cruising, so that's pretty good! She was turning, parking, and reversing like a pro; she only bumped into about 3 imaginary cars and scraped a couple more...that learner's permit is practically hers!

We had a wonderful time visiting with Nanny and Pappy, too. They came over to Kenny and CoCo's to do the big gift exchange, but by the time we had eaten dinner, Mira was so sleepy, we went ahead and put her to bed. So, we went over to Nanny & Pappy's the next morning so Mira could open her gifts.

We also squeezed in some time to visit with some friends, Julie & Casey, and their 8 week old baby boy, Cameron. He was such a doll! He was about the size Mira was when she was born (he was a preemie) - I couldn't remember Mira being so small!!! And, of course, they think he's gotten so BIG!  =)

Well, we had a blast visiting with everyone, but we were sure glad to get back home and into our own beds.