Jack was a good little traveler; he slept the entire time on the bus and plane going to MN. There were several other babies on the flight but Jack was the best behaved and the cutest. We were lucky he was in a good mood because we were all over the place; trying to juggle a three-month-old and all of his accessories (bag, diaper bag, car seat, sling, bottles, etc) through security was pretty hilarious. Adam and I were running around trying to look like we knew what we were doing. We decided Jack won't fly again until he can carry his own bags. We also decided if we ever fly anywhere for Christmas, everyone is getting gift cards from us (and we won't ask for books again either).
After one night in St. Paul, we went up to Alexandria to spend some time with my mom. Jack met his great-grandma Gloria and great-uncle Tom.
This night, Jack started his "I'm going to be fussy for no reason from 7-9 pm" phase that lasted throughout our trip. He just didn't know whether to be hungry, sleepy, awake, happy, or sad. I figured out after a week that I shouldn't take it personally, and holidays are stressful for babies too.
Aunts Lulu and Lissa, and Uncle Luke came to Alex the day before Christmas Eve. We had a great time trying to figure out the game Lexagon and discovered that its absurdity should become a new Christmas tradition. We also visited my great-aunt Eunice who lives in Bethany Home. She loved meeting Jack and loved his adorable hat and coat.
Christmas Eve we went to church in the afternoon. Jack decided that church was a really good time to fill his diaper. In addition to that fun, there was a little girl (daughter of two of my high school classmates) sitting in front of us in church. She spent the entire service pointing at Jack and saying "Baby!" It was pretty funny, and I'm sorry to say I couldn't entirely concentrate on the sermon or the hymns with all the baby-ness going on. After church we went back to my mom's and gave her the newest shirt in our Ugly Christmas Sweater family collection.
(Lissa and Laura forgot their sweaters, so they picked up some replacements at Walgreen's).
We ate Christmas Chicken and lefse and then opened presents. Jack got some adorable clothes and books and toys from everyone in the Scott family. We tried to put him to bed during the gift opening, but he wanted to be part of the action, so he stayed up and watched us open presents until midnight.
Christmas Day we went down to St. Cloud to be with Adam's family for a few days. We went to Adam's grandma Juletta's house. Jack was passed around by aunts and uncles and grandparents and slept through it all.
We played the fast-paced and chaotic gift exchange game, ate a delicious meal, and then went home and slept (exhaustion was really starting to get to all of us).
On the 26th, Adam's parents hosted the extended Lanz Family Christmas. Jack was again passed around and loved by all. We played another gift exchange game and ate a lot more delicious food, and went to bed exhausted again.
On the 27th of December (doesn't it sound like I'm listing the 12 days of Christmas?!), we went back up to Alexandria for Jack's baptism. Both our families were there, and Jack got to meet one of his godmothers, Sara. Her family had been in Arkansas for Christmas with her in-laws, so she didn't meet Jack until the church service when she helped his other godmother Lissa welcome Jack into God's family. The service was very nice (and Jack was well-behaved, of course) and was followed by a small reception at my mom's apartment. All of our brothers and sisters and parents were there to help us celebrate.
After the party, we went back to St. Cloud to celebrate yet another Christmas with Adam's immediate family. We had a delicious meal of lasagna and opened more presents. Jack got books, I got food, and Adam got beer...we were all pretty happy.
After a few more days in St. Paul (during which Jack met some more friends and we ate more delicious food), we finally came back to Colorado on December 30th. Jack celebrated our homecoming by sleeping longer than ever before: five hours in a row!
We all had a wonderful time over Christmas. Jack was so excited to meet new people and they were pretty excited to meet him too!
Aunts Lulu and Lissa, and Uncle Luke came to Alex the day before Christmas Eve. We had a great time trying to figure out the game Lexagon and discovered that its absurdity should become a new Christmas tradition. We also visited my great-aunt Eunice who lives in Bethany Home. She loved meeting Jack and loved his adorable hat and coat.
Christmas Eve we went to church in the afternoon. Jack decided that church was a really good time to fill his diaper. In addition to that fun, there was a little girl (daughter of two of my high school classmates) sitting in front of us in church. She spent the entire service pointing at Jack and saying "Baby!" It was pretty funny, and I'm sorry to say I couldn't entirely concentrate on the sermon or the hymns with all the baby-ness going on. After church we went back to my mom's and gave her the newest shirt in our Ugly Christmas Sweater family collection.
(Lissa and Laura forgot their sweaters, so they picked up some replacements at Walgreen's).We ate Christmas Chicken and lefse and then opened presents. Jack got some adorable clothes and books and toys from everyone in the Scott family. We tried to put him to bed during the gift opening, but he wanted to be part of the action, so he stayed up and watched us open presents until midnight.
Christmas Day we went down to St. Cloud to be with Adam's family for a few days. We went to Adam's grandma Juletta's house. Jack was passed around by aunts and uncles and grandparents and slept through it all.
We played the fast-paced and chaotic gift exchange game, ate a delicious meal, and then went home and slept (exhaustion was really starting to get to all of us).On the 26th, Adam's parents hosted the extended Lanz Family Christmas. Jack was again passed around and loved by all. We played another gift exchange game and ate a lot more delicious food, and went to bed exhausted again.
On the 27th of December (doesn't it sound like I'm listing the 12 days of Christmas?!), we went back up to Alexandria for Jack's baptism. Both our families were there, and Jack got to meet one of his godmothers, Sara. Her family had been in Arkansas for Christmas with her in-laws, so she didn't meet Jack until the church service when she helped his other godmother Lissa welcome Jack into God's family. The service was very nice (and Jack was well-behaved, of course) and was followed by a small reception at my mom's apartment. All of our brothers and sisters and parents were there to help us celebrate.
After the party, we went back to St. Cloud to celebrate yet another Christmas with Adam's immediate family. We had a delicious meal of lasagna and opened more presents. Jack got books, I got food, and Adam got beer...we were all pretty happy.
After a few more days in St. Paul (during which Jack met some more friends and we ate more delicious food), we finally came back to Colorado on December 30th. Jack celebrated our homecoming by sleeping longer than ever before: five hours in a row!
We all had a wonderful time over Christmas. Jack was so excited to meet new people and they were pretty excited to meet him too!
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Jack was such a good little traveler! He is so much fun. Can't wait to see him again.
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