Noelle's first Christmas...

...in her new life, went off without too many hitches, for her anyway. We, on the other hand, had car issue after car issue, but that's neither here nor there. Noelle was very intrigued by all the goings on. The kids, of course, woke up with a vengence and came charging down the stairs. Noelle, wasn't quite sure what was going on, but within moments found herself a place to lay in the midst of all the chaos. In the middle of chaos is Noelle's favorite place to be, that way she is sure not to miss a thing. She helped the girls open gifts, using her pointy little nose, she pawed at the loose paper, and cocked her head at the noise some of the toys produce. She made sure to thoroughly inspect each package to make sure Santa hadn't slipped in a treat she could sneak away with. In other words, she loved every moment.

She got her own stocking complete with a few bones, a toy, a new collar, and some treats. She fished each toy out on her own and gave it a complete once over before moving on to the others. Her favorite is the marrow bone of course, what dog doesn't love a good marrow bone?

The food preparation, was also of high entertainment value to her, and she made sure not to miss a moment. You never know when something tasty might hit the floor!! Than it was time for the greatest moment of all. COMPANY!!! So many hands waiting to pet her, so many legs to sniff, all sorts of tasty morsals dropping all around her! She made sure to stake early claim to the best seat in the house (in a dogs opinion). She made herself a nice area right at the french doors. That way no one could escape without a final pat. She was in direct line to the breakfast bar where everyone restocked their plates, so she was sure to get first dibs on all morsals on the floor. She was closest to the refridgerator, so as to keep tabs on all new food that was entering the picture.

By the time the day was all done she slept like a log, and I would have to say, thoroughly enjoyed every moment of her day.