Maddy's first Christmas was wonderful. We spent Christmas Eve at Mimi & Grandad's (Karen & James) with Andrea, Chris, Chevy, Kathy, Nolan & Elijah. It is always crazy when all three boys get together and Maddy was dying to jump in and play with them.
After Mimi's we headed to Maw Maw & Paw Paw's (Betty & Richard's) for Christmas with the entire family.
The next morning we got up at 5:30 a.m. to be at Granny & Poppy's (Karla & Chucks) by 7:00 a.m. where we spent Christmas Day with Deb, Drew, Chris, Sheena, Brad and Grandma Lucier.
We had a HUGE Christmas dinner and played the wii that Brandon got from Santa.
We spent the next few days hanging out with Deb, Drew & Chris while they were visiting. It was fabulous to have 5 days off of work!
Brandon & Kelly spent New Years Eve with friends having dinner (and waiting to have dinner) at the Texas Roadhouse. We were home playing the wii again by the time the ball dropped.
New Years Day we had lunch at the Olive Garden, went shopping and had the traditional southern New Years Day dinner of greens and black eyed peas at Betty & Richards. If what they say is true and you will spend the entire year doing what you did on New Years, it should be a great year!
Here is a picture of Maddy at the Olive Garden...
On a separate note, Kelly heard Maddy say "David" so I will be removing the asterisk from his name!
Stay tuned, Maddy is now taking as many as 7-10 steps on her own and it won't be long before she is off and running!
We hope everyone has a happy and prosperous 2009!
