I know you will all probably think I'm a bad mommy for not taking a bizillion pictures of Adam opening presents...in fact, I didn't even take one. We were busy enjoying opening presents and I did get this lovely picture of Adam afterwards.
Adam also got to play with his cousins a lot while we were there. Here's Adam with his cousin Enoch and Great-Grandma Hofmann. It's just so cute! Adam loves the piano...has since he was just a few weeks old.
And we also got to take Adam to the park, a lot, and he loved it! Adam loves taking walks and he got to go in the swing for the first time. He had so much fun! I couldn't get a "perfect picture" but this comes pretty close--it's typically Adam.
After a long trip home we all fell exhausted into our beds. Not really, Adam wanted to play and crawly around. So he did. Until we made him go to bed. He wasn't thrilled. The next day however, he was more than happy to help Mom and Dad unpack. Here, he is trying his hand at being a luggage inspector. He apparently has found something fishy...wait, that's actually one of his shirts...oops.
All in all, it was a great Christmas. Spending time away from home helps me realize how much I enjoy the monotony of my life. I wake up with Adam, feed him, do some laundry or cleaning, play with Adam, feed him some more, work on a project, talk to Brian at work, feed Adam again, and change his diaper frequently. I know it sounds boring, but it's comforting and it's somewhat predictable. I love being a stay-at-home mom. Somedays I wish I could call in sick, when I really am sick, but I love it. At the moment Adam is stretching, chewing on, and attempting to put on my knee highs. I hope they're clean. As hard as it is sometimes, there's nothing like being a mom, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
