Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Day

Joy! Phil and I were awokem to the pounding of four little feet down the basement steps. SANTA CAME!!!! Chirstmas is a long, happy day when you have toddlers. They not only wake at 7am, but they don't waste any time on boring cartoons or breakfast. No, it's an all-out blitz for the next 12 hours straight.

Pip could barely contain himself to wait for all the slow-moving grownups to organize themselves by the tree. We convinced him to keep himself busy by organizing presents in piles for each recipient. Finally it was time to select his first gift and he chose the biggest box.

Yay!


Vivie, meanwhile, was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer size of her pile. She opened a few but decided it was all a little much. Despite all our efforts to get her to open them all, she flat-out refused to continue on. She actually left a pile of about 4 presents un-opened until about 7:30 that night and even then only opened them because Pip was going absolutely insane staring at her pile of wrapped gifts.


One gift that did get opened early was these fairy wings.


And this is what was in Pip's big box. He's officially an archer. Or maybe an elf.
Pip also got several LEGO ships, cars, and trucks from Santa. Mostly he delegated the building of these to Daddy but on occasion he would help out in their construction.
Whenever we are away from home, eating normal meals is a challenge. I think Pip ate only craisins for Christmas dinner. Lots of craisins.
Vivie and I found an opportunity to cuddle with Suzanna, who was a true sweet pea!

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