One Kid and Counting...: CHRISTMAS DAY 2011

We stayed in Colorado this Christmas so we didn't have the stress of traveling and so we could enjoy Rome's first Christmas as a family. We sincerely missed both our families, but it was fun to start our own traditions. On Christmas morning, we woke up and started skyping with all of Rome's cousins. We heard all about everyone's Christmases and what Santa brought them. After skyping, we opened all our presents as a family. You can tell we're rookies at this. We have not one single picture of Rome opening a gift in action...but we do have video tape of it. Oh well. Rome got lots of toys. His favorite toy, by far, was a maraca. It fits perfectly in his hands and he loves the sound it makes. It also came with a tamborine. He also got some Baby Einstein DVDs from Grandma and Grandpa Ferguson, some books from Grandma and Grandpa Bostic, some keys (because he loooves to play with ours), a ring-stacker, and a play jackhammer, among others. He was definitely a good boy this year!

After opening presents, we made a Christmas feast. Chef Bostic had the idea to combine Italy and Oregon for our Christmas feast. We had salami, prosciutto, cheese and crackers for an antipasto plate. For the primi piatti (in Italy, you eat in courses...appetizer, then 1st plate (pasta), then 2nd plate (protein) and finally dessert) we had pasta with homemade pesto sauce. Rome participated in eating some pesto and to my surprise, he loved it! For the secondi piatti, we had Dungeoness Crab (comes from Oregon). And for dessert, we had tiramisu.

After dinner, we had a family jam session. I played guitar, Travis played the tamborine, and Rome played his new maraca. It was a great Christmas for all of us! I took in every moment, knowing that I've always wondered what this day would be like. Here I am with the happiest, healthiest life I could have ever asked for. I am complete. Merry Christmas, everyone!