Merry Christmas 2011

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day filled with family festivities!  Nolan really was excited for Christmas this year, and he just couldn't wait for the day to come.   

Kate and Avery

Little Miss Kaylee 

Cheryl and Kaylee

Avery with Great Uncle Pat

Our little Santa, Miss Kaylee

And of course, a little love from Wrigley too!

Grandma Nancy with her girls

Miss Avery

Avery and Joyce

Opening Presents

Christmas Morning.  These two's favorite thing:  CLIMBING THE STAIRS!

Grandma and Grandpa Maycunich

Cousins

Alyssa, Avery, and Kaylee

More present FUN!

Waiting For Christmas

The holiday season seems to become more special with each passing year.  There is something so wonderful about Christmas through a child's eyes! The LOVE and EXCITEMENT a child has is contagious.  This year Nolan was loving the Holiday and so excited for Santa!  He was singing Christmas Carols around the house, watching Christmas shows, counting down the days with the advent calendar, made reindeer dust at school, circling toys in the Toys R Us catalog, watching Chippy our elf move each morning to a new location as he returned from the north pole....this boy was so ready for Christmas and Santa.  

The anticipation for Christmas seem to grow everyday!  And I tried my best to capture some of their excitement.

Nolan's School Christmas Program

Nolan had a Christmas Program at school with his 3 year old classmates.  It was great to see 18 boys and girls singing and making little hand gestures to the songs, they all would look at the teachers and then at each other to make sure they were on cue.  His teachers did an excellent job in teaching about 5 holiday songs to the students.  After the program we all had cookies and juice to celebrate the holiday.

Nolan and Mrs. de Geus

The VIDEO...it is 12 minutes long, but it will promise a few laughs.

 (still trying to get it to work...sorry!)