This year was a special year for us. It was Corgan's first Christmas, our first Christmas in our first house, and the first joint Piedfort/Bankey Christmas. It was a mad house, but we had such a great and wonderful time. Everyone showed up early for Christmas breakfast (Dad made biscuits and gravy!), and we sipped on mimosas. I made my tarragon scrambled eggs, and apparently Philip (Stuart's brother) had to ask if they had gone bad. He'd never seen green flecks in scrambled eggs before! Poor Philip.
My brother Chase and I makin' bacon!
Everyone brought their gifts over to our place to open, so of course we had way too many packages everywhere! There were nine adults and the first granddaughter, and that makes for a lot of gifts.
Here's a picture that needs no explanation:
Check out the shirts!
The best time of the day was watching Corgan! She had a crazy bad cold, so she wasn't in the greatest mood, but she was precious none the less. She was actually more excited for the toys than the boxes and paper, which I hear is not normal. She got a stocking stuffer of Grover from Sesame Street that sings Jingle Bells when you push his belly. She couldn't get it to sing herself, so every time he stopped she would get all mad and do her fake cry. It was adorable!
Corgan, her Grover, and Grandma
And lastly, just for fun, here is a peak into the crazy life that is the Piedfort/Bankey clan:
Merry Christmas to all! What a wonderful morning: it's Corgan's first Christmas, both the Bankey and Piedfort families are on their way over to celebrate the season, share a scrumptious meal, and open gifts we gave each other. Instead of writing a full blog, here are the adorable pictures that Corgan took with Santa for the very first time. We had to wait at Bass Pro for almost an hour and a half, she didn't fuss once (who would in Bass Pro?), and took the most beautiful Santa photos! People were literally gasping at how well she did. I was, and am, one proud Mama!
