After picking up Baylor last night we stopped at Kartikey's to give them their gifts: an RC car for Kartikey and a cookie and candy tin for his parents. Greeva gave me a nice pine branch center piece and I put a battery candle in it for the dinner table. It looked perfect. The day was spent in the kitchen for the most part getting ready for Christmas day and feeding the in-laws, Jason, and Baylor and myself at supper time. Gloria had to work 4 am to noon and by 5:00 was already asleep.
After putting Baylor in bed Santa arrived to deliver all the gifts. I never put gifts under the tree before Christmas. There is really not much room under the tree and we use the space beside it to open the closet and toy room doors. So they are all put out on the same night. So it looks like a lot but it is all for everyone, not just Baylor.
Christmas morning Baylor announced at 5:10 he was awake and ready to open his presents. It took a bit to rouse Gloria and then Meme wanted to be up so he went in and woke them up as well.
He was super excited to see everything, though sad we forgot the cookies and milk for Santa. I told him it does not look like Santa was unhappy about missing out on the chocolate chip cookies this year.
He started with his giant stocking which was full of small items and one large penguin.
He just kept pulling things out and was excited about everything. Especially the tiny TY penguins.
The mini TY penguins were given a front row seat right away for the rest of the unwrapping.
Santa brought him everything on his list, less one Nerf gun that is no longer made.
He did get this giant Nerf gun that has three different sized things to shoot.
He also played Santa and handed out gifts to everyone else as he came across them.
Santa found the two How to Train Your Dragon Wii games he had asked for later in the month. Sadly after playing them he said they were not what he was expecting. Santa also brought the Lego Star Wars U-Wing set.
We bought him four inexpensive light sabers and he really was excited about them.
And the gifts never seemed to end.
I had a mug made for Pap with a few pictures of Eddy and one of Gloria, Baylor and Eddy. He has a soft spot for Eddy and the stuffed Eddy dog even made him cry.
The Mega Nerf gun.
And the prized Pikachu he asked for.
He really was happy about this one.
My cousin posted this photo of my Mom's mom and two Aunts washing a car in an undated photo. Mom said she had never seen it and I think she would love to see any more.
Jamie, Laura and Presley were down for the holiday and it was great having them at the house. Presley really loved Grimm and thankfully he is a nice kitten cat that does love to be pet, just not held.
All loving up Grimm and Presley.
After dinner we had round two of the gifts with my parents and with the Miller Family. Presley was at least good at opening the gifts, at two that is when it becomes fun.
We got her a Haba doll with her hair and eye color and she just wanted to take off the shoes and put them back on. Her big gift was at Moms's house: the IKEA kitchen with all the play felt foods and cookware to go along with it. We planned to send it home with them so they can open it at home. Two year olds do not understand wait until we get home to put this together.
We did not get around to gifts until they were leaving and Miss P was tired and would not leave her dad. Baylor got a nice Baylor U shirt from Jamie and Laura. He ran out of sight and changed into it right away.
Everyone left by 5:00 and Gloria went to bed early. But before Jamie and family left we found out they are having a boy in June!!!
Baylor loved seeing Pickachu's eyes glow in the darkened room.
We both had to take turns.
Monday we had to get ready to go to Heather's for Second Christmas. Laura gave me a selfie stick for a gift yesterday and we were playing with it. It is pretty touchy and I have about 70 quick photos of my hand while I was setting it up.
Baylor loved it!
The Miller family had never been to Heather's, ever. They did complain about all the driving for both days but we told them that is what we do down here to see family. Presley loved the rocking Heather's rocking horse that our grandpa, Presley's great grandpa, made many years ago. She took several turns on it throughout the day.
She loved all her kitchen and baking items Heather found for her. I think she will like her new kitchen set up.
Brigid liked her Frozen Princess snuggie blanket! The older kids played together, shooting each other (accidentally of course).
Presley stayed with Dad petting the dogs, looking for the kitten cats with me and rocking on the horse with whoever would help her.
I did not want to push a lot of photo taking but I did make one request of Heather and Jamie. I was looking through Mom's photo albums the last time I spent the night and found this gem of the three of us at Grandma's in 1999. I did ask for a recreation of it in 2016 and they both humored me.
It was funny to see Heather has the same window in her door that Grandma did.
My how we have changed.
I managed a few selfies with Presley before they left. She was so sweet and so much fun to be with. Especially when we were looking for the kitten cats. It was a wonderful Christmas with the family.
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