Grammy Meg Comes to Visit

In January Grammy Meg (Sean's mom) came for a visit. It was perfect timing because it was right when I headed back to work, so it was so nice to have her there to help with Reece. Of course, Mommy Meg was more than willing to help. It was almost impossible to pry Reece from her arms, but Reece loved every minute of it. Here are a couple of the things that we did while she was here:

Dinner with cousins Bill and Mary in downtown Alexandria. Love that place!

A visit with the Memnons (old friends from San Diego). Here Reece and their son Xavier are getting acquainted.

This kid had the energy of a wild horse. So much fun! Sean (being the evil genius that he is) tricked Xavier into letting Sean tie up his hands and legs with packing tape. It kept him down for all of three seconds.

We took a trip up to Connecticut to see Meg's parents while she was here. It is so nice to be close enough to do that. Above is a picture of Reece taking a nap with momma at G and G Reilly's house.

Cousin Brenton

Hanging out with cousin Thomas,

And cousin Patrick.

'Good-bye' time with Grammy the morning that she left.

We love you Grammy Meg!!!

Reece's First Christmas

Prayer bear from Uncle Trevor.

Gift from Gramps. Reminding her of her Irish heritage.

A new wardrobe from Gramps and Grammy Dillon.

An adorable Christmas outfit from Uncle Patrick.

A dolly from Great Auntie Rinnie.

Hair flowers handmade by Aunt Rachel! (Mommy wore one to church, too...)

Sean checking out his new electric razor.

Kisses from Mr. Max.

Christmas Eve 2011

We hadn't had time to set up the Christmas tree, so instead we had a "Christmas table".

But then Sean surprised me by setting up the tree. He knew that it just didn't feel like Christmas without it.

This year's Christmas pajamas homemade by Grandma Reece! This is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. Absolutely loved Reece's nightgown! Unfortunately the neck was a little too small for her head, and we had to cut a slit in the back to get her into it... We should have taken pictures of that! I can only assume it was quite the traumatic experience for her.