Baby's First Christmas

We were blessed that Lana's first Christmas was celebrated with the whole family, including Sarah's parents from Kenya, Nate from Ohio, and Jonathon's parents and sister in New Jersey. The days were long as Lana debuted as baby Jesus at St. Johns United Methodist Church for both the 8 and 11 p.m. services on Christmas Eve. Grandma Price played Mary. The rest of the time was spent opening Lana's presents (the clear winner in that category this year) and then playing with said presents. An obligatory stop at Friendly's and a diner -- both Jersey icons -- were also included. With family aplenty, we even snuck away for a real date to see Marley and Me (the book is much better). It has been a great year and we're looking forward to 2009 to see her walking, talking, and generally being awesome!