Photos from Christmas Vacation

In December, Jadyn spent 8 days in Ohio to celebrate Christmas with family. She got to enjoy two sets of grandparents along with many other relatives. She traveled pretty well, for a 22-month old especially, and kept her cool most of the time with less sleep than she's used to at home. Long naps and early bedtimes were competely out of the question -- there were way too many exciting things going on!

Dinner party at Aunt Julie's with Grandpa Jim and Granny Pat

Making muscles with Grandpa

Eating pie with Snowman (Jadyn and Snowman spent a LOT of time together on this visit)

Jadyn sporting a "ho ho hat"


There were several gift-exchange events this holiday season. Jadyn liked opening a present or two at a time, but then she wanted to engage with the new items and lost interest in opening more gifts.

New clothes meant new clothes to wear RIGHT NOW. These frog pajamas have been a huge hit ever since she opened them!


Kisses with Grandma Jeanne

Wearing a new shirt, opening a new toy

When someone else opened something interesting, Jadyn was right there to check it out or try it on. Here she is in Grandma Jeanne's new fleece pullover.

New snowman pajamas, too? Wow! Cool! Gotta try them on NOW!
Here Jadyn is making sure her new stuffed friend has enough milk to last the night.


We also spent time hanging out at Grandma Jeanne's, who had saved toys from Mommy's childhood to share with Jadyn, such as these fun connecting shapes.

Jadyn loved using the stairs at everyone's house on this vacation. Mom and Dad were grateful that she was so good at them that we didn't have to watch her like a hawk everytime she went near them. At Grandma Jeanne's, she liked going up a step or two to dance, and then jumping (well, sort of jumping) down.

Jadyn really enjoyed introducing Grandma Jeanne to YouTube music videos of Baby Beluga and Googly Eyes.

Drawing at Grandma's desk


Christmas Eve in the basement of Jenny's grandma's house is a very long-standing family tradition. All the people and presents were a little overwhelming to an overstimulated BabyJ, but she opened a few packages on her own, and she has definitely enjoyed all of her gifts.

I love my new baby!

These shades are super fun!


On Christmas Day, Jadyn and Mommy took Daddy to the airport so he could go visit his parents and grandmom. Christmas dinner in Ohio was super yummy, and Jadyn especially enjoyed the chocolate covered pretzels on the desssert tray. Like mother, like daughter!

I sure like my Auntie Julie ;-)


It was cold our entire visit in Ohio, with snow on the ground the whole time. It was a pretty big change not being outside much, like we are in Seattle. A couple times Jadyn did make the effort to visit the fish in Grandpa Frank's pond. They always came out from under the rocks to see her!


We are so grateful to our friends and family who made the trip so wonderful and memorable for us. Jadyn really soaked up all the attention from family and the stimulation that new settings provide, and her vocabulary grew immensely. Hope you had a great December holiday, too!