Christmas 2010

Wow! What a wonderful Christmas we had with Lucas. Who knew Christmas would be so much more fun with a baby. I'm sure it will just keep getting better every year. Lucas seemed to enjoy it. We started off decorating our home a couple of weeks before. We took the train downtown to see Santa at Macy's (I so didn't prepare for the 1 hour wait to sit on Santa's lap!) On the 23rd we left for Idaho for 9 days. We stopped in Salt Lake and saw Tricia and her kids. Lucas was scared of her pug dog, Gizzy. He kept watching him and cried when Gizzy walked by or looked at him.

We spent two days in Pocatello and Lucas met his great grandma, Nana. We opened presents on Christmas morning and after lunch we headed up the road to Challis to stay with the Strand's for 4 days. Lucas loved hanging out with his cousins. He became interested in opening presents in Challis (not so much on Christmas morning), but only Lane and Kelli Ann's presents. Too funny! We had a great time at the bowling alley one night and Lucas loved watching all of the action. By the way, the Challis bowling alley has the most AMAZING maple bar doughnuts I have ever eaten and we had them two mornings in a row. After four days of eating too much and staying up too late, back down to Pocatello we went for a couple of days before the drive to Salt Lake City Airport. In Pocatello, Lucas spent some time his twin 2 year-old cousins and learned a bit about sharing toys!
Fun times.

Checking out the tree.

Ribbon...yummy!

Oh boy...packing peanuts!

Lucas was good at tearing up tissue paper.

Lucas on the train.

He is officially a city baby now...he has shopped on Michigan Avenue, ridden in a cab to the airport (in a car seat of course :) and now has ridden the elevated train.

"I'm not sure what I think about this Santa business!"

"I guess he's okay."
(Lucas' full diaper is evidence that I wasn't prepared for a long wait!)