Daddy and LaLa by the Christmas Tree

Mommy and Olivia at Christmas

Lovely women.

Christmas at Our House

Olivia's first Christmas Ornament, brought home from school.
I cried.

Of course I did.

I mean, it was a little penguin and she colored it and it had her picture in it and....

Christmas at the Vande Bergs

Both sides at the grandparents' homes this Christmas, this is part 2.
Olivia is very fortunate to have so much family available so frequently.

Also to see Great Aunt and Uncle and Great Grandma.

Great Cousins and Aunts, Uncles for that matter all around.

We'll talk more about Swarte Pete next year, LaLa.

Christmas at the O'Donnells

Just some photo updates from a month ago now.
Olivia enjoyed her cousins and entire family immensely this year.
And continues to be concerned for the whereabouts and welfare of Santa and his ride:
"Where Santa and the Tiny Reindeer?"

Christmas Cookies December 20

We had Olivia's School Buddies over to make a little something to entice Santa down that chimney. Good friends, Great parents. This thing could have been a fiasco, but everyone seemed to have fun and no 3rd degree burns or massive clothing changes due to frosting.

Close Encounter of the First Time

Olivia meets The Big Man for the first time.
Thanks to Melissa's coworker Jon Mitchell for the hospitality and Christmas party last weekend, December 19, 2008.