Christmas 2005

Well I know that you all have been waiting for an update from the Tobey Family. I am so sorry for the extreme delay. All I can say is where has the time gone.

Let me do a few updates and try to link a few photos for the stories. Well since I have updated last we have celebrated Christmas and what a Christmas it was with Alex.

Christmas 2005

This was Alex's second Christmas and it was just so much fun for all of us. I think that Selim and I had as much fun this Christmas as Alex did. We truly did feel like parents this year. It was the first year that we stayed up late wrapping gifts and putting together toys. Just really made Selim and I think back to the excitement and gittyness our parents must of had for us when we were little.

On Christmas morning Selim woke up first, he wanted to make sure that Alex's first impression on Christmas morning would be perfect. He had a nice warm fire with christmas music, and made sure that Santa did not forget any details (batteries, crayons, camera, and tripod for video taping). The mood was set and so were all of the toys. But little Alex decided that Christmas morning would be the perfect time to catch up on some of her missed sleep from all of the holiday parties and shopping she had been doing. It took all I could do to keep Selim from waking the baby up. I just kept on trying to remind him that it was going to be a long and very exciting day for Alex and all the sleep that she could get would only be in our best interest.

Finally at 8:00 AM Alex woke to see all of the exciting new toys that Santa (or should I say "tanta") left for our good girl. Santa made sure to leave every thing all set up and ready for instant use. A new art table with crayons and rolls of paper (huge hit), Tricycle (great for ridding around and putting babies in the back basket) to name a few. We were having so much fun watching Alex with her new toys that we let her work on opening every thing at her own pace. This way Christmas lasted for days.

Alex with her new Tricycle

Alex's new Art table from Santa

After Christmas at home we headed over to the Tobey's to celebrate Christmas.

It was so nice to visit with Jim, Nikki, Aylin and Mike, oh, can't forget all of the puppies too, Nutmeg, Spice, Marty, and Dephne too. Izzy had to spread her Holiday cheer to her fellow four legged family too. After we stuffed our faces with great food and opened all of the Christmas gifts we headed for one more Christmas celebration for the day, the Hamilton's.

Aylin, Mike, Selim, Tabatha, and Alex

Alex with her new baby from Big Grandma from Turkey

At the Hamilton's we got to visit with Alex's Grate Grandparents, Al and Gean Hamilton, and Jim and Marlene Gillis, grandparents John and Marsha, auntie KiKi (Nikki), cousins Nicolas, and Noah, Auntie Kim, and family friends. It was lots of fun. Alex got to play in her new kitchen with her cousin Noah. After a second huge meal we loaded our selves up into the car and headed home for a good nights rest.

Just before a long Winter's Night Alex had to write her thanks you letter to Santa

More updates to come....