Family Christmas

Since we'll be traveling over the holidays, we opened our Christmas gifts as a family early this year, on Saturday night. I'm happy to report we totally hit the jackpot with Camille's gifts, she adores her first baby doll (she is her mother's daughter), and she likes her other toys pretty well too. I got Rémi a "geek clock" and a ninja umbrella, as well as a backpack and some sweaters, he gave me a shopping spree. After I shopped for myself I put everything away and I had kinda forgotten all I had bought, so it was a surprise for me too.

Camille going to town on her presents.

Baby doll love.

The clock. It really is geeky, but so is Rémi (in the coolest way possible).


With the Ninja Umbrella - at least now no one will bother him on the subway.


New shirt.


We also went to Rockefeller Center that day and saw the big tree. It was so cold!

Nate Visits

Last weekend our friend Nate Judd came up from Atlanta for a job interview. The interview went well (we're keeping our fingers crossed that he might move up next year!) and we had a great time hanging out with him while he was here.

We chilled around the apartment a lot,

Camille taught Nate how all her toys work.

We strolled around the neighborhood

in the rain,

And we went to the Met.

The four of us are in front of Anish Kapoor's untitled stainless steel sculpture.


Camille was crawling all over the Modern Art wing.

And when we left,

It was snowing! 5th Avenue has never looked so romantic. (Even if we did freeze our butts off on the walk home)

After Nate left it was back to business as usual, here are some pictures of Camille wearing two of her cute Christmas presents from her Aunts Jami and Niki.




And Camille's new obsession, playing with the magnets on the fridge.

Holiday shuffle

We're back home from Georgia, where we spent some time with my family over the Thanksgiving holiday. We celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday with my extended family and we celebrated Christmas the day before with just the original Stephenses plus husbands and babies. It was such a nice time, Camille was appropriately adored by all my family, and Rémi and I had a chance to love on our cutest little niece, Julia. (Camille did her share of loving on Julia too, come to think of it.) We celebrated Christmas so early because we are off to France in mid December and won't return until January 7. Camille was so spoiled by my family, especially her Mimi and Pops. I think her favorite toy so far is her wagon push toy, which she about wore out in my parents' basement. Just the autonomy this girl has been waiting for, finally she can race across the room on her two legs. Here are some pictures and videos of our excellent holiday.

Playing in the hallway.


I love this little curl!


Wherever Camille went, Mimi and Pops weren't far behind.


Opening Presents!



Quality time with the babies.


Push toy!

Aunt Niki is so funny.

Holiday cheer


The Mamas and the Papas


And the Mimi and the Pops.



Happy Family.

Pops's video

My dad's right, his video is better! (No offense to Uncle Andy, who could take, edit and email his video with his iPhone, and send it out within minutes of the event - do I sound like a commercial? Man, I want one!) But Pops was at a good angle to catch Camille's victory expression, she's so proud and a little surprised at all the fuss! Also you can see Will in the background, completely disenthralled.