The Rosa Christmas Train rolls in to Murphysboro

"Did you say Christmas is almost over???"


Max and Great Grandpa Brock

Rockin' Roar Dinosaur


Look at the child's eyes light up when surrounded by tissue paper!
 

Christmas Traditions

PAPER EATING CONTESTS

Playing "I'm taller than you" with the Stocking

Laughing at your stocking stuffers


Mom plays "Pry the paper out of my little fingers" (before it becomes xmas breakfast)

 

Christmas Morning!!!

Santa visited Max!


Max decided to spread out and search for more presents.

"Santa's Little Helper" checks out his exersaucer.
 

Los TIME!!!

For those of you not from Murray and/or who don't know Max's Aunt Nikki....you may not know about the Los Portales. This (in the minds of many) is Murray's finest treasure. It is definitely Nikki's favorite place on Earth. Max has already enjoyed many trips to "Los" in his young life.
Here he is enjoying yet another Los experience and some good quality Key Family time.

Max with Aunt Nik

and "Mimi Loarna"

 

Mayo Family Christmas

(like most seven month olds, I'm sure)...Max was most excited about the Christmas bows and paper this year. Don't get me wrong, he has definitely enjoyed the toys within, but first we must enjoy the wrapping!

All the "Kids" (and their babies)

Check me out...this was the pre-cursor to what has become my (on all fours rocking motion)...We think the crawling may be just around the corner.

 

Xmas at Nona and Paw's

Max really gets "in" to his stocking!

Cousin Jude delivery presents to Baby Max...or as Jude says... "Gacts" (or something like that)

Presents are piling up

Surrounded
 

Ho, Ho, Ho... Max meets Santa!

 

Turn around

Jared will kill me for posting this...but...This is Max and Daddy at the height of the sick times last week....not so chipper

Much better now!

Hearty appetite is back

Smiles are back in full force! :)

 

Just Playin'

 

Max's First Xmas Present Unwrapping!

Intrigued


Curious

EXCITED!!!!

 

Christmas Celebration #1: The Rosa Family Christmas Dinner

Nona and Paw Rosa, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Rosa, Uncle Mike, Aunt Chris, Erika

Daddy and Max

Uncle Micah, Jude, Aunt Lauren (and Baby Boy Bazzell on the way)!

Christmas Jammies and Carpet

Max sports his new xmas jammies

Our child has become increasingly interested in the carpet. He loves to grab it with his chubby little fingers. He will work and work to get to the edge of his play-time quilt to get to the carpet.


Good 'ole rough-house play with Daddy.


Looks like Max has "pinned" Daddy for the win.

 

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Daddy's Little Helper puts the finishing touches on the
Rosa Family xmas tree.