Amelia's First Christmas

Christmas was a big event this year. We traveled up to Connecticut to be with my family which meant Amelia got her first plane ride. After an extended meltdown in the airport, Amelia did just fine on the plane. She fussed a little bit here and there, but then again, so did I.

We finally arrived in Connecticut well after my Grandparents' bed time, but they wasted no time in coming over to meet their first great-grandchild. Christmas Eve brought introductions to the rest of the extended family and we even made it up to see Amelia's other Great-Grandmother. We'll call the rest of the trip "Amelia's Winter Tour"; we made stops all over town showing off our latest addition to friends, family, colleagues, delivery men, janitors, waitresses and just about anybody else who would listen.

Cousin Alec (4) had a great time trying to play peek-a-boo with Amelia, giving her M&M's and tossing a frisbee with (i.e. at) her. His heart was in the right place, but his execution was just a couple years ahead of schedule.

Amelia gave us the best Christmas present ever on Christmas morning when she laughed for the very first time as I played with her. It just doesn't get much better than that.

Of course, the first Grandchild in the family got spoiled rotten on her first Christmas (and we haven't even celebrated Christmas with the other Grandparents yet). She got some truly precious gifts, and if this year is any indication, you should immediately contact your broker to purchase shares in UPS.

Overall it was a great trip (despite the stomach flu that we passed around) and we can't wait to see everybody again.