As usual, we had a wonderful time, ate lots of food and just hung out. The weather turned out to be colder than expected so we got to enjoy a light snowfall on Christmas Eve.
Maddie had a permanent smile on her face the entire visit. She was giddy from all the attention, new toys and playtime with her cousin, Ava. Maddie's a pretty smart cookie because she has my family fooled into thinking that she never gets grumpy because she's so joyful with a house full of people.
Over Christmas, Maddie also started (officially) walking - i.e. more than 3-5 steps at a time. She can walk across an entire room, pick up toys and keep on walking. She's still a bit wobbly and crawls sometimes or does her funny knee hop but does walk quite a bit.
We'll definitely remember Maddie's first Christmas for years to come.
