Saturday, December 27, 2008

Christmas in Houston

We went to Houston to visit Mimi, Papa and LaLa. Claire had a blast. Mimi and Papa gave Claire an art table that I know we will put to good use! She loves to color and fingerpaint.
Claire and LaLa have a special bond. LaLa makes Claire giggle all the time, but she also loves and snuggles with Claire like no other. When LaLa is around, Claire wants no one else. Claire loved her baby doll from LaLa and plays with her all the time. The Nixes were troopers with us. They came with us to the mall so we could get our "dutiful" Santa picture. Since it was a two hour wait, they walked around with Claire while I stood in line. Claire wasn't too sure about Santa Claus, so we decided to make it a family picture. Santa (aka Claire's great uncle Razen) also came to visit Claire and Carter at the Nix house. He brought them cookies and singing snowmen stuffed animals. They LOVED it!! It was a very special treat. As you can see, Christmas wore Claire out! She was exhausted!! The Nixes have taken in the cat who belongs to the old owner of the Nixes' new house. Claire fell in love immediately. Since Mommy is highly allergic, LaLa took charge on this one and Claire loved the "kitty cat." Every time we spend time with the Nixes, Mimi takes beautiful pictures of Claire bear. This one is Mommy's favorite. It was a very special Christmas for all of us in Houston. We have much to be thankful for and Claire is the luckiest little girl I know to be loved so much by so many people. Needless to say, we had a special and fun Christmas with the Nix family.

3 comments:

Price said...

I love her precious pink bow. I can't wait until Merrill has enough hair!

Anonymous said...

so cute!!! im glad ya'll had good christmas!

Stacy said...

Merry Christmas, Nix Fam! It looks like Claire had a wonderful time -- it's so much fun with little ones around, isn't it?