The Herman Family: Christmas

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Christmas

This year we had many Christmas celebrations and spread Christmas over a whole week. We made so many great memories, it is hard to narrow it down. Here are some of the highlights...

Christmas with the Harts - December 22nd

Our big boy all ready for the first Christmas celebration

Family Christmas Eve - December 23rd - This year we wanted to start a Christmas tradition with just our immediate family in addition to the whole family celebrations. We decided to turn Christmas Eve into our Christmas Day. On our Christmas Eve we allowed Liam to open one present before bed. It was the baby crocodile he had been wanting.

While Liam slept soundly with his baby crocodile, we put all the presents out under the tree.

Family Christmas - December 24th - When Liam woke up, we let him open his stocking and then his presents. We took breaks to eat breakfast and lunch (cinnamon bread for breakfast, oriental salad and pasta with bolognese sauce for lunch - Dave and Liam favorites). Liam likes to open a gift, play with it for a while, and then open another. Christmas lasted quite a while this way, but it was so much fun to see him enjoy all the things we bought him. Some of Liam's favorites were the Saturn 5 Rocket from his stocking and his big Jake and the Neverland Pirate Ship.

Daisy was not impressed - it was way too early for her!

Pirate Liam

Watch out Pirate Liam, there's a crocodile outside your ship!

We attended the family carol service at church, one we had never been to before having Liam. It was a good service for families with small children. Someday, we would like to be able to attend the candlelight service again, but will have to wait until the children are older.

We finished the night with dinner at the Guesthouse with Grandma & Grandpa Herman, the Koehlingers, and Lockards. Then, we loaded up the car and headed to Michigan for Christmas.

Christmas with the Kusches - December 25th - Liam was so excited, he woke up at 4:30am. We tried to get him to go back to sleep, but it was unsuccessful. So, at 6am we decided to let him start playing with some of the presents that were left out, unwrapped. After everyone arrived, we opened our presents. We all took a nap!

Liam LOVES his new Jake and the Neverland Pirate toys. It was a pirate Christmas.

Who needs toys, when you can play in a box?

Liam had fun playing with his cousin Verona.

Grandpa Kusch took Liam to play in the snow.

Christmas with the Hermans - December 28th & 29th - On Friday we celebrated with ALL the Hermans (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.). There were a lot of us gathered. On Saturday, we celebrated with Dave's parents, sisters, and their families. There are 21 of us now (10 adults and 11 kids). Liam loved playing with his cousins. He warmed right up to them and they had a great time.