{"id":3798,"date":"2011-12-30T03:29:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T03:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2012-01-01T02:08:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T02:08:59","slug":"christmas-2011-ivys-first-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/?p=3798","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2011 &#8211; Ivy&#8217;s first Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was that santa saying, \u201cto all a good night\u201d as he flew away in his sled after filling up our stockings, dropping off gifts, and having some of his cookies and milk?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-24_Christmas-Eve-63_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The loot santa left the girls<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-24_Christmas-Eve-67_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia\u2019s<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-24_Christmas-Eve-62_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ivy\u2019s<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-24_Christmas-Eve-65_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mommy and Ivy were the first two up on Christmas morning. We snuggled, Ivy had some milk, and then we woke daddy so we would all be ready when Leia woke up. She mentioned santa was coming to visit her on Christmas Eve night as she got in her be; the thought crossed my mind she may get up ready to go check everything out first thing. However, Leia was slow getting up and going downstairs. However, it did not take long to start playing with the baby station, checking out Ivy\u2019s goodies, pulling out her dress up clothes, using her cooking set in her kitchen, digging into her and Ivy\u2019s stockings, and unwrapping gifts.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia peaking at everything on her way down stairs<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-9_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ivy was waiting patiently on sissy to come downstairs<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-3_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia checking out the baby doll changing station<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-12_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-13_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia checked out sister&#8217;s gifts too<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_24121-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Then started bringing sister her goodies<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_2416-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0And Ivy played<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-31_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Stocking time<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_2418-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-16_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-39_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-35_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-33_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Present time<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-29_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-22_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-26_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_2429-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-24_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia opening up sisters after she finished opening hers<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-32_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The girls gave mommy and daddy pottery with their hand prints<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-7_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Sierra opened up her gifts too (Leia helped)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-santa-20_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After we opened gifts, we hopped in the car to head to Mimi and Papa\u2019s house to celebrate with our some of our family, play with cousins, and enjoy a yummy brunch and dinner.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Mimi had a yummy spread ready when we arrived<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_XG5DBilLm8\/Tvh7N0pSPRI\/AAAAAAAACGM\/4mY1-AAbTIs\/s320\/IMG_1734.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MWUMir4jLk0\/Tvh7PVrA5lI\/AAAAAAAACGk\/E7s-mtTQPWU\/s320\/IMG_1737.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Gift time<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zI0ejmnonB0\/Tvh63XPnbcI\/AAAAAAAACFc\/PPYqGx9CSrU\/s320\/IMG_1727.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-8_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ivy watched<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-15_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Katie was the fastest at opening gifts! She opened hers then helped everyone else<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-33_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Sara was not too far behind her at opening but not as quick either<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-25_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Leia was at the opposite spectrum as Katie; she was slow \u2026 Katie and Sara offered to help her since she was so slow after helping open Ivy\u2019s<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-28_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ivy&#8217;s turn<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-10_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Daddy got some snuggle time while the other adults opened presents<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-40_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-39_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_2518-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-29_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-43_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Sara and Katie helped Mimi and Papa too<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-42_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_2466-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Sara, Katie, and Papa had to go on a scavenger hunt for a present<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-45_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-46_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ivy enjoyed being snuggled all day!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-5_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gf_DLDPve2M\/Tvh65vSkBqI\/AAAAAAAACGA\/XCGQbJGqf24\/s320\/IMG_1732.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hy1AHwPAhvU\/Tvh64PC32JI\/AAAAAAAACF4\/HJvOIIXc8eI\/s320\/IMG_1730.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-17_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-4_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">It rained most the day but at the first break we saw Mimi and Papa took the kids out to see what santa had left at their house for everyone \u2026 Mommy took a turn and did a flip after uncle Mark tried driving it with a towel \u2026 thanks uncle Mark<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-51_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-54_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-55_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-62_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS<br \/>\nWe celebrated Jesus&#8217;s birthday the traditional way by singing Happy Birthday to\u00a0Jesus and having cake.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-64_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Sara got to blow out the candles this year<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcHyl6lwMq4\/Tvh7lwZGBcI\/AAAAAAAACGw\/TdHIZBKm0No\/s320\/IMG_1747.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-66_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-68_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dec-25_Christmas-at-Dobbs-70_web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed spending Christmas with half of our family but missed getting to see Grandpa, Deedee, aunt Kelly, tio Diego, and cousins Adrian and Alicia. Glad we got to talk to them at least and Deedee was coming to town a few days after Christmas so Leia can show Deedee her loot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was that santa saying, \u201cto all a good night\u201d as he flew away in his sled after filling up our stockings, dropping off gifts, and having some of his cookies and milk? The loot santa left the girls \u00a0 Leia\u2019s \u00a0 Ivy\u2019s \u00a0 Mommy and Ivy were the first two up on Christmas morning. We&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/?p=3798\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Christmas 2011 &#8211; Ivy&#8217;s first Christmas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jaHz-Zg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3798"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3881,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions\/3881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ccomfort.com\/family\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}