The Hatchers had one amazing Christmas this year!! The festivities started on Christmas Eve. We headed to my Aunt Pam and Uncle John’s for a traditional Christmas Eve party. We had a great time catching up with my dad’s side of the family. It seems that every time I see my cousins they always look like they’ve gotten so old. Sure makes me feel old! I imagine that my relatives seeing me with a child makes them feel the same way! Of course we forgot the camera on Christmas Eve so we only caught one photo of Kayden with Mimi, and Great Grandma Honey.
Christmas day was so great! Santa came and brought a few special treats for Kayden. Unfortunately, Kayden opened her doll first and was not too interested in opening anything else! She got a few dolls and a Barbie Quad. The quad looked like a good idea… I’ll let you know when she’s not scared of it any more and will actually sit on it!
After we opened presents and got all cleaned up, we headed to MImi and Grampy’s house to continue the celebration. Kayden got so many awesome gifts! She got dolls, Hello Kitty make-up, Hello Kitty jewelry, fancy shoes, fancy clothes, and art supplies! Wow, she really made out big! Scotty and I also got some pretty awesome gifts from my family! I’m surprised we fit everything in the car!
After Kayden opened gifts and took a short nap, the party arrived!
Kim brought her girls, Addison (2 1/2) and Reese (15 months). Kayden had such a great time playing and running around after them! It was so strange how obsessed Kayden was with Addison. At one point she was chasing Addison around the house while both girls ran giggling! Reese was attached to her Mommy and eventually warmed up and joined in with the girls. They went on a boat ride and waved to Santa on the roof and talked to the ducks. Such a good time!
These girlie girls really enjoyed their presents. Addison was pretty excited to put on her Ariel dress and model it for all the party goers! Kayden didn’t miss a beat to show off her Hello Kitty lipstick!
My dad’s side of the family, minus the kids, came over for Christmas dinner. We had a great time and enjoyed the beautiful weather!
We just had to get a few shots of the four generations: Great Grandpa (Papa), Great Grandma (Grandma Honey), Grandpa (Grampy/Gamp), Grandma (Mimi), Dad (Scotty), Mom (Tiff), and Baby (Kayden!)
The day after Christmas we had a Hatcher family Christmas. Scotty’s sister Kelly came over with her two boys (Jake 13 and Ian 11). We set up iChat with Nam and Papa and had a great time laughing and opening up presents. After we destroyed the living room, spoiled yet again!, we spent the day playing with our gifts and cooking (okay, I admit it- Kelly did all of the cooking! ;))
Wow, what an amazing Christmas!!! We are so incredibly lucky to have such loving and generous families. We were happy to spend Christmas with both sides of the family!! Thank you so much to our incredible families for making this Christmas so special for our little family! 🙂