3 christmas outfits, 2 grandma's houses, and a partridge in a pear tree...

so christmas day was quite a day... since our family keeps growing, we stayed at a hotel this year... so ironically, there was more room for us in the inn. :) ha. this was nice and quiet, but it made for more purposeful planning, as far as baby supplies goes. we split up our visiting between brian's grandparents, so i knew we'd be back and forth at the 2 houses all day and not returning to the hotel till bedtime. i filled two huge gift bags full of anything and everything i'd need for ethan... diapers, wipes, toys, extra outfits, blankets, you name it. then, we left one bag at each house for the weekend, in addition to 1 of 3 pack-n-plays necessary for wherever we happened to be when ethan's naptime came. these goody bags kept us from having to hurriedly pack up things as we left the hotel already late every morning... i over-planned as usual, but that's better than not being prepared, huh? (and how was i to know that ethan would not poop on 3 outfits each day, like he does at home? don't worry, he got back into the routine as soon as we got home!!)

ethan also greeted his first christmas with his very own fashion show. if there would have been an announcer and a runway, it would have gone something like this...

**insert cheesy announcing voice**

merry christmas, ladies and gentlemen... for our first outfit this morning, ethan is sporting the church look. he is wearing a white oxford shirt, khaki pants, and a red tartan tie that matches the pastor's. in this outfit, ethan enjoys chewing on his collar and squealing during the sermon to let the congregation hear clips from the manger scene in surround sound.



next, ethan gets more comfortable in his old navy fleece. this one piece would be a must for any child in the snow, but it turned out to be a bit toasty in the christmas oven (also known as granddaddy and grandmommy's house). i'm sorry to say that this wonderful ebay find only lasted about 30 minutes due to the heat.



ethan ended his first christmas donning a striped outfit that nana found for him before october. mom sure loves the stripes!



after a long day of fellowshiping with family and opening presents (oh, and stuffing our faces!!), we crashed back at the hotel. this picture pretty much says it all.... (and as you can see, that last outfit was a little on the snug side!)



i hope your christmas was as enjoyable as ours was...even if you didn't put 3 outfits on your kid that day. :)