Christmas 2013

The Christmas season came and went as quickly as always, but we enjoyed every moment of it.  I read somewhere that the only thing better than being a kid during Christmas is having a kid during Christmas.  I couldn't agree with this more.  Every decoration, every gift, every family party was cherished and enjoyed even more now with Madelyn in our lives :)

School project!  Madelyn surprised her Daddy and I with this beautiful craft that we hung up and displayed proudly!

Sneaky girl got caught sitting up in her crib; until now she would just lay there and wait for us to go and get her, but now she is up and ready for us...the excitement of Christmas coming must have sparked this new skill :)

Diaper Santa!  Madelyn is very excited for Santa to visit, she loves to wear her Santa hat every chance she gets.

12-24-13  Christmas Eve at Aunt Mary Kay and Uncle Mikes! 

Playing with Grandma Hergott on Christmas Eve!  Madelyn had fun seeing Daddy's cousins and showing off her Christmas Tutu!

I am one proud Mama.

Santa Came!!!!!  Alright...here comes a lot of gift opening pictures!  They're all so cute it's just hard to choose which to put on here and share, I'd like to save them all for her so she has them all to look back at one day :)

12-25-13  Madelyn enjoyed her first Christmas morning, despite battling sicknesses and other stresses that occurred prior to the holidays, Eric and I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful present than this smiling girl.  Watching her open her presents and enjoy the day was more than we could have ever hoped for :)

Madelyn did GREAT opening her presents, although she occasionally got distracted by a little piece of paper she would hold and wave around like a little flag. 

More paper waving!

Izzie even enjoyed her Christmas; Santa brought her a nice comfy new bed!

 Thanks Grandma Ellis for the new addition to our stockings, here they are looking so cute :)

Christmas Day; Tyler, Madelyn and Evan all posing nicely anxious to open their gifts!

Sister baby switch!  "Hey, you're not my mom!"

Madelyn was excited to open her gifts; but even more exciting was the maracas she got to play with!  Dancing and shaking the maracas all while opening her presents Madelyn was nothing but smiles! 

Thanks for my first kitchen Grandma!

"Phew, that was pretty exciting Dad....I think I'll just hang here with you and relax for a bit.  We don't have to do that again till next year right?"

Merry Merry Christmas from The Hergotts!!!!!

12-26-13 Day after Christmas still all smiles! :)