The Carmody Family: Post Christmas in Omaha

Christmas night, after all the festivities, and since Mackenzie was now 6 months old, we gave her "baby food" for the first time. I think it was sweet potatoes. She really liked it! She didn't make all the crazy faces Mattie did when we feed her for the first time.

Mattie playing dress up:

The night after Christmas, Kim and I went to see Manheim Steamroller in concert at the Qwest Center in downtown Omaha. Manheim Steamrooler is a new age orchestra lead by Chip Davis, a native of Omaha. They have been around for many years and are famous for their Christmas Music. I've been listening to them since early in college and always wanted to see them in concert. Kim's mom knew I really wanted to see them and she bought Kim and I tickets for Christmas and she also watched the kids for the night. It was an absolutely wonderful night. Thank you so much! My photos of the night didn't turn out so well but here are a couple.

At one end of the arena they had a HUGE model train set surrounding a Christmas Village. The Christmas trees in the set were 4feet tall at least. The train went around and people dressed as toy soldiers marched and "kept guard" as well:

Here is the orchestra with the choir behind them on stage. Chip Davis plays drums and conducts from the center:

On the 27th, we heard that a new storm was approaching Denver, just a week after the 2 ft storm paralyzed Denver. We checked into it and the weather people were saying that this new storm could very well be as big as the last one. We had to cut our trip short and head home a day earlier than we had hoped. We did have time for one last visit with cousin Charlotte:

We also had to make a quick visit with our friend Sarah and her husband Scotty before we left for home. Sarah was our maid of honor at our wedding a great friend to both of us. They have a little girl, Campbell (Bella), who is 2 and they just had a boy, Scotty, Jr., that was born a few days before Christmas.

Mattie and Bella exchanged presents: