Merry Christmas!

Merry Merry Christmas! I must say this is by far the most exciting Christmas for TJ and I. Experiencing the joy of Christmas with our daughter has opened our eyes to a whole new spirit of Christmas. While we were sad we couldn't be with some of our family and friends from Buffalo at the same time we were with those in Chicago, we still loved sharing this day with Nora. The excitement was similar to what we felt as children. Although, Nora had no idea what was going on, it brought back many childhood memories for us and we loved showering our baby girl with gifts, love, and attention. In fact, Nora was quite spoiled by every family member.
We started our Christmas celebrations last weekend with Tara and Steve.
Christmas Eve was spent at my aunts house with most of my relatives. Santa even came to visit! This is one of those family traditions that has stayed around since before I was born. It got a little weird during the few years there weren't many kids, but now there are plenty of kids and they really enjoyed Santa.

This is Christmas Eve at The Smith's House
Daddy and Nora pre-party


Nora visiting with Santa. She received a ton of presents which was so generous of everyone. She missed quite a bit of it though because she fell asleep. But Santa came really late-10:00 is way past this little one's bedtime.


This is Christmas morning at our house. Nora of course woke up before 7:00 despite the lack of sleep we all had. It's as though she new it was Christmas. I think she enjoyed the wrapping paper more then the actual presents. After we opened gifts and ate breakfast, we headed to my parents house.
Nora is hanging out with Uncle Charlie in this photo and quite excited about this little ball she got from my mom and dad.Here Nora is playing the piano at my aunts house. Apparently she does this often when my aunt watches her. My mom thinks this is so cute that she bought her........

Her FIRST piano! She actually LOVES it. It is hysterical to watch her bang on the keys.
Our little Motzart!
I have absolutely no musical talent- AT ALL. However, my mom is quite talented with music. I hope Nora gets some of her abilities in that department, TJ can carry a tune too. We shall see if this little piano is a prelude to a musical child!

One other great part to this Christmas...it's not over yet! Nora's Grandma and Grandpa are coming in from Buffalo tomorrow!!! We can't wait to see them.
Merry Christmas to everyone!