Christmas has come and gone...it was great! Of course, Keegan was mystified about the opening up of presents...but he sure loved the toys inside of the boxes! His favorite toy he recieved was his new race car. He loves being pushed around the house on it.
Since one of his favorite things to do lately is stand and play with toys, Santa gave him a toy walker. Here he is playing with all the buttons while it was still in the box.
Since Keegan did not get the hang of opening gifts, Kevin was right there to help him open all his presents. What a guy!
Once Keegan was born I really started to think about all the traditions I wanted to begin as a family. So far, sleeping through the night is THE tradition we are currently working on!!! The one tradition Kevin and I had pre-Keegan was making our annual Christmas cookies. 
This will be our 5th year making the cookies for our friends. We will make 220 of these scrumptious morsels for this holiday season. Now let me back up a bit and tell you how these cookies came about. My Aunt Cheryl, who is known for her baking, would make these every year and bring them to our family's Christmas dinner. I think she calls them Twix cookies...well my friends call them "the bomb" cookies. They go nuts over them. They are just peanut butter, Ritz crackers, and chocolate!!! But, my friends think they are made of gold. I have even heard of spouses hiding the cookies from one another just so the can have more cookies for themselves. Madness
s! Well, tonight we made the cookies and put them in their respectful tins. Over the next few weeks we will deliver the cookies to our friend's homes. It is a great way to reconnect with friends and wish them a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year. The other "sweet" part of this tradition is that after we make the cookies, Kevin and I watch the movie, Love Actually. It is one of our favorite holiday movies. If you have not seen the movie, we suggest you rent the movie, kick back and eat some of our cookies...it will put a smile on your face!!
Kevin is a giver. He as always cared about the welfare of his friends and family. Ask him to help you and he is there right away...no questions asked. I love that about him and I know that he will instill the same quality into our children. One of Kevin's annual Christmas charities he gives to, is the local bike-a-thon at our local police department. They collect bikes and then distribute them to local children in need. I asked Kevin this year why he likes this charity. He responded by saying that bikes do not need batteries, they get kids to be physically active, and it gives back to the community in which he grew up in. 
This year he recruited Keegan to help assemble the bike. Keegan did a great job of supervising and the two had fun putting the bike together!
Since one of his favorite things to do lately is stand and play with toys, Santa gave him a toy walker. Here he is playing with all the buttons while it was still in the box.
Since Keegan did not get the hang of opening gifts, Kevin was right there to help him open all his presents. What a guy!
Probably the most fun part of this years Christmas was Keegans discovery of Scotch tape. He was not really sure on why the wrapping paper was sticking to his hand...actually, it made him kind of upset!!! Too funny!
So, yes...we had a great first Christmas with our little man. No need to show you what Kevin and I got for Christmas, because Keegan is the best gift we have ever recieved...
