Christmas in Chicago, then Denver, then Chicago again

Lucy got visited by Santa 3 times this year. The first time was at home before Christmas. Justin and I decided this year we would each buy presents for Lucy but not tell the other what we got. That way everyone had fun opening presents. Here is a pic of Lucy checking out her loot!Then we headed to Denver for the Smolen Family Christmas hosted by my brother Joe. 11 Adults and 7 kids (under 8) in one house. It was a blast. Lucy was an angel on both flights and was great with her cousins. They were great with her too. It couldn't have gone better. We spent 4 nights there eating wonderful food, playing games and tubing in Copper Mountain. (Lucy stayed in the lodge for the tubing).(a great pic of all the girl cousins!!)

Then we headed back to Chicago for Christmas with Justin's mom (a/k/a Nana). She was kind enough to come to us this year, which made things MUCH easier on Lucy. That way she wouldn't be away from her own crib for 8 nights in a row. It was a great time...very quiet and relaxing. We all got much needed rest and had a ton of fun exploring our new neighborhood.
But, as you can see, Lucy's favorite part was clearly unwrapping her presents.



I hope you all had as wonderful of a holiday season as the Burtnetts did!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!