Andre's First Christmas was BY FAR the best he'd remembered. Family, Fun and laughter...mistletoe and hohoho...and presents for handsome babies...but lets not forget the real reason we celebrate Christmas...

The Birth of SANTA!!

"What?"

just kidding Andre!

"Whew!"

No really- its the birth of Andre's new cousin Reese Marin Looper! Sweet tiny 5 lb. 7 oz. baby Reese was born December 19th. Quite the munchkin compared to Andre! Mommy poses with Uncle Bryant and the new babies...All their parents want for Christmas is a Silent Night...

Here is Romeo enjoying his one and only Christmas gift this year. Don't feel sorry for him! Can't you see why we don't give him "gifts"? If we had put coal in his stocking he would have eaten that too!!

Christmas is all about Christmas morning and opening presents of course. Here is Andre "Daddy's little Present" just wishing he would put him down so he can tear into all the gifts Santa brought him.

And tear he did! The wrapping paper made such a melodious sound in his ear. "This is not what I asked for", Andre thought to himself.

Later that night he burned off some fruit cake in his jumperoo. This has been a great Christmas. I only wish Canaan had been here so I could kiss her under the mistletoe. Isn't that what Christmas is all about??

Andre took a moment to look at picture of he and Canaan. He didn't want to forget what she looked like while she was out of town for Christmas.

Mom obviously thought that Christmas was about an obnoxious amount of picture taking. This Christmas had to be adequately documented since it was Andre's First Christmas and all.

WARNING: the following picture is rated

PG-6 months (some material may not be suited for infants under 6 months)

Whoa. Now there's a reason to be

Merry this Christmas! (a little trivia-they say "Happy" Christmas in England because "Merry" means drunk. Mom had a little too much egg nog whan she took this picture)

So after Andre did his rendidtion of Rudolph the red-and-slightly-scratched-nosed-reindeer, mommy ensured him that she wouldn't take anymore pictures this year!

But wait!

Doesn't anybody know the true meaning of Christmas??!?

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!