Christmas Day 2012

Baby's first Christmas was

pretty adorable. Corbett was just old 

enough to enjoy both the gift wrap and

the gifts inside. Jake and I sure loved 

watching him take it all in (and I mean 

that both figuratively and literally).

Corbett's Santa stash

We spent Christmas morn and
afternoon with the Poulter family,
which is always a good time.

This year all the boys got
Nerf guns, and let me tell you there
was a steady stream of foam darts
flying throughout the house all day.

In the evening, we joined the
Deines/Corbett side of the family
for dinner and more presents.

Christmas 2012 was another great one!
We are so glad we could be in Utah
and spend it with our families.

Christmas Eve Roundup

We were blessed to spend

another Christmas in Utah with 

our families. As per usual,

it was a whirlwind!

On Christmas Eve, we got Corbett

dressed up in his finest (my dear

friend Morgan knitted this sweater).

Then it was off to the traditional 

Norwegian dinner with the 

Deines/Kilgore side of the family,

where Corbett got to spend some

time with his great-grandparents,

Jim and Virginia Corbett.

We opened a few presents

(as you can see, Jake was REAL 

excited about this calendar).

And then it was jammie 

time and off to bed!

Well, for the baby at least.

Some of us still had work to do...

Lastly,

"the stockings were hung

by the [armchair] with care,

in hopes that St. Nicholas

soon would be there."

Haircut #2

I'll admit that it's hard to watch those 

curls drop to the ground, and I 

feel bad disappointing family and friends 

who beg me not to cut his hair. 

But it's also awkward when strangers 

ask if my baby is a boy or a girl. 

Thus, another "boy" haircut was in order.

We took Corbett to Aunt Brittany

for his second haircut. Once again, 

Corbett took it like a champ.

All boy now:

A Seaworld Christmas

With all of the other theme parks 

in our backyard, we do not make 

it to SeaWorld very often.

However, we have always been

impressed when we have gone.

Christmastime was no exception.

Highlights included:

Spending time with

the O'briens (Kevin is a

fellow resident with Jake)

The views from the Sky Tower,

including the Shamu stadium 

and the Orlando temple!

The sea lion and otter show

The decorations

And last but not least, 

we discovered the yummiest

dessert: S'mores cobbler.

Unfortunately, we learned it is only

a seasonal item and I cannot

find the recipe on the Internet!

We may have to make a

special trip to SeaWorld this

Christmas just for that dessert.

Baby Elf on the Shelf

When we dressed Corbett

up in his little Santa pajamas,

we noticed a strong resemblance

to this popular Christmas gimmick.

Naturally, this called

 for a photo shoot.
300 (or so) pictures later,
this is best we got:

We think he's a lot cuter

than the original Elf on the Shelf.

Corbett's signature features

1) the curly hair

2) the big blue eyes

3) the two tiny teeth

And if we're being totally honest,

#4 is the spit up on his chin.

Still, what a cutie!