Christmas

We had a wonderul, relaxing Christmas. It was so nice to be able to enjoy the time with Talan and watch him explore everything. After his birthday on Saturday and then presents all day on Christmas, Talan really caught on and starting to think that any present belonged to him (which the practically did!). Here are a lot of pictures from all of our events ... be prepared!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, Talan and I met the Waknitz family at church and we then went back to their house for a traditional Waknitz Christmas Eve meal of Potato Cheese soup ... quite yummy!

Chistmas Day

Aaron, Talan, and I woke up around 8:30 Christmas morning and opened presents. We then enjoyed some cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Nana Rockey came over and we opened presents again ... :) Then Grandma Faye came over and practically brought a whole toy store! Quite crazy ... I guess you could say that Talan is loved and just a little bit spoiled! We had a wonderful lunch and then relaxed throughout the night. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Zsilavec Christmas

We went over to Grandma Faye's house on the 27th to celebrate with Aaron's cousin Lynn and her family. We had a wondeful turkey lunch and spent some good, quality time together. Brittany was so kind and helped Talan open some presents.

Happy Birthday, Talan!

Emily was a lifesaver and helped decorate while we were getting ready. She did such a great job!

You've got to love the number 1's on the Christmas tree!

We created a collage of pictures from the pictures we had taken a couple of weeks ago. They turned out so great!

Nana with her two grandkids. Coincidentally, they were both wearing brown. Quite cute!

Claire really enjoyed Great Grandpa Monroe's wrapping job of Talan's presesnt! :)

Birthday Cake

We got Talan's cake from Baker Wee, thanks to Grandma Faye. They have the best cakes ever!

We got Talan a little cake for him to dig into. It was decorated the same as the sheet cake, but Talan size. Wow, there was a lot of frosting!

Talan and Dad blowing out his candle.

He was trying to just stick his whole face into the cake!

I almost forgot to put on his crown! This is the same crown that his cousins wore on their 1st birthday!

Birthday Cake Aftermath

I couldn't resist the opportunity to have Talan wear the same shirt that his cousin Drew wore on his 1st birthday. It was a little big, but very cute.

Opening Presents