Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas.  This year was especially exciting because Addie truly knew what was going on.  She knows that we celebrate Christmas because of baby Jesus' birthday and she recognized Mary and "Jessof" in nativity scenes.  She loved opening the Advent calendar boxes each night and counted the number of days each night until Christmas.  When Christmas Eve came, she could hardly contain her excitement!  When I was growing up, we got to open one present on Christmas Eve...and it was always pajamas.  I wanted to carry on that tradition with our family, so they opened their Christmas pajamas on Friday night. 

Addie woke up a little after 7 Christmas morning but had to wait until Grady woke up to go and see what Santa brought.  He always sleeps in a little and she was as patient as you could expect a 3 year old to be!  She was beyond excited to see her computer there and as soon as Grady saw his truck, he went crazy!  He was saying "uck uck...go go go."  Santa most picked out the right toy for Grady!

Both Addie and Grady were spoiled beyond belief!  Addie got her first American girl doll, a crib and clothes for her doll, a new outfit for ballet, a ballet bag, cowboy boots, a jewelry box, dress up clothes, a caboodles makeup case and TONS of makeup, clothes, a Memory game, a robe and slippers, movies and a pillow pet!  Grady got a pillow pet as well, clothes, cowboy boots, a sock monkey jack in the box, a sit on tractor, an alphabet train, lot of Chuck cars and sets, pajamas, clothes, an activity cart, a mat for his cars and trucks, and a couple of movies.  Together they got a bounce house...which we are super excited to use this spring!

Bryan was excited about his Cabelas card...don't get a smile like this often...had to post!

We had a wonderful week of Christmas!  We are both blessed to have such wonderful families!  As Addie says, "The fun is over, back to the real world!"