The Best Christmas EVER!!

This Christmas by far has been the best yet! And I'm sure each year will get better and better! Claire got to celebrate two Christmases this year. We flew down to Louisiana on the 22nd to visit with David's family. Claire did great on her first plane ride! She was happy and full of energy the whole time which sure kept her Mommy and Daddy busy. Bouncing back and forth between the two of us, pulling the window shade up and down and waving to and saying hi to everyone in the rows behind us she really enjoyed herself :)

Once in Louisiana, Claire got to meet all of her relatives on the Durr side. Her 96 year old Great Grandma, 92 year old great Aunt Alvis, and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins!! We spent Christmas Eve in Baton Rouge at Aunt Ashley's and enjoyed some gumbo! Christmas morning we woke up to open presents and then headed out to the country to Great Grandma's house for Christmas lunch and a yankee swap!

We got back to Virginia on the 26th and geared up to celebrate Christmas #2! Cute side story: We went out to dinner that night with Aunt Cindy and Claire was sitting on her lap. Claire watched Aunt Cindy open the pink Sweet n Low container and empty it into her iced tea. Next thing we know, Claire was reaching for the Sweet n Low and then was shaking it over the tea just like Aunt Cindy. So cute!!

Back to Christmas, that night we even laid out cookies for Santa! The next morning we opened presents and had our annual Christmas breakfast! We had 'Christmas" dinner at Uncle Jim and Aunt Paula's and Claire got to play with her 2nd cousin who was born just 3 weeks after Claire!

We were truly blessed this year and had so much to celebrate this Christmas!

Ready to board!

Hmm...I don't have to ride in a car seat?

Out to lunch enjoying all of the yummy Louisiana food!

Meeting Aunt Alvis - Aunt Alvis is Grandma Claire's sister who Claire is named after

 

Christmas Eve in Baton Rouge

Opening stockings Christmas morning

Family shot - We were all just waking up :)

Grandma and Grandpa got fun hats that sang, lit up and danced!

Carefully opening gifts

Meeting her 96 year old Great Grandma

Rocking with Grandma

Great Grandma with all of her daughters, grand kids, great grand kids

All ready for the yankee swap!

Hanging out with Daddy

She loved her ornament from Great Grandma

Laying out cookies for Santa on our special Santa plate

Christmas morning in Hampton

I love it, thank you Grammy and Papa!!

I'm smiling Papa!

I'll help you open that Grammy

Kristen and Chris

Christmas breakfast - she loved all of the fruit!

Playing with her cousin

Hi there!

She loved all of the lights on our own tacky lights tour! We've visited this house in Hampton for years and they keep adding more every year!

2011 - the best yet!