Christmas extravaganza!

Christmas was a success at the Smith's. We spent Christmas eve with my family and Christmas day with Jason's family. Brinley thoroughly enjoyed opening presents (sometimes not even her own). I am still exhausted from all the festivities, so I am just going to post some pictures!

Looking through the presents at Mamaw's house

Riding her powerwheel from Mamaw and Pops

Christmas morning

She loves the car Santa brought her!

Sitting at her table and chairs from grandma and grandpa

All those toys, she plays in the container!

A girl and her dog!

I was cooking dinner when I realized Brinley hadn't come to visit me in the kitchen for about 10 minutes. As I searched the house, this is what I found......

Rylee's kennel has been put away since I started staying at home and we only took it out because I was hosting a play date at my house and it was raining. So this was Brinley's first time to see this kennel. I don't know how she got the dog to get in there with her and managed to close the door, but they stayed like this for at least 20 minutes!

What are you two doing???

She loves her doggy!

Our little soccer player

Since Brinley could grasp objects, her daddy has had a soccer ball in her hands. He is determined to raise an all star soccer player who will have better scholarship opportunities that he had (apparently there are more soccer scholarships for girls since universities will have a girl team over a boy team). I think I have talked him out of enrolling her into a 18 month old soccer team, although it would be hilarious.....

She has become very skilled in running and kicking the ball. She can do it very well with just about any sized ball, including a tennis ball! She is even starting to dribble it in between her feet a little because she sees her daddy do it so much!

Tis the season

Besides the obvious fear of Santa (we tried a second time at our church's Santa breakfast....it didn't happen), Brinley is really loving the Christmas season. When we drive around at night she points to all the lights on the houses and says "ook" (aka- look). She also LOVES Christmas music. Anytime we are in a store and there is Christmas music on, she starts dancing. I have to keep my car radio on 99.1 (they play nothing but Christmas music from thanksgiving to new years) and her feet are just kicking away in her car seat! Brinley also showed us she likes presents by trying to open up presents at her mamaw's house last weekend! I have to keep her away from the presents under our tree constantly! Maybe next year she will realize that Santa brings those presents and will sit on his lap!

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year, but now that I can see it through Brinley's eyes, I love it even more!