Christmas morning was exciting! Julia had been wanting Santa to give her a unicorn dream lite. When she walked out to the living room she didn't even notice it. She saw the kitchen Santa left and then daddy had to point out something else Santa left or the kids. Julia grabbed it and just smiled really big. She was so happy she got her dream lite. They both use them every night when they go to bed!
Julia was really into opening presents this year and loved to hand them out and help open every bodies gifts. Another one of her favorite gifts was from great grandma Parker. It was a new baby doll and boy did she love it. She loves to pretend she is her mommy and take care of her.
We had to help Christian open his presents because he was to busy wanting to open what he previously opened. Everything he got he would just repeat over and over again, "opin, opin," it was cute. But we had to convince him to try and open the rest of his gifts. Julia was a big help with that! She is a great big sister! He also loves his dream lite and all of his new planes and cars.
Layne and I opened a few things up. Layne got his coveted Andy Williams Christmas DVD and can now enjoy watching it all year round instead of having to save the recording on the TV. He got a new Jazz jacket and I think he looks really sharp in it! I loved my Christmas ornament that Julia made for me in school. It was her hand print on a glittery sliver ball.
Layne's last gift for me was a surprise. I opened an envelop with a puzzle to put together. It had an address on it without the city and state. I took a look on the computer and I knew it was back east somewhere because of the zip code and the clues led me to Florida!? Layne told me to scroll around on the map and I said "Disney World?!" I was a little surprised to say the least. I didn't really know what to say! Layne said it was a trip for just me and him and then I started to cry....I think I was a little overwhelmed!! WOW! Merry Christmas to me! We get to go in May and we are both super excited. I've never been to Disney World let alone Florida. Layne is really good at surprising me with fun trips or get-aways. I don't know how he pulled this one off. All I can recall was a few months ago I thought something was up. I thought he is planning a little weekend trip or something but never thought anymore about it. So when I found out it was a huge surprise. Well done Layne!
After the crying stopped we had a little breakfast and then headed off to my parents for the day. It was chaotic and crazy but so fun to see the kids open everything and be with family! Julia and Christian always get so spoiled but I don't mind. They love everything they got and it keeps them busy all day long. Julia especially loved her new scooter. She told me now Christian can have my old Buzz and Woody scooter. We had to take it away from her already because she keeps riding it around the house. She told me she wants to take it to school but there is to much snow so she will have to wait and she was not to excited to hear that.
Christian had to be prompted to open most of his presents but loved his new truck and bus. He plays with them most of the day. He loves to push the truck and bus around and have them carry all of his other cars. Its so fun to watch him play and start to become a little more imaginative and independent.
We resurrected an old tradition that started to long ago to remember when we actually started it. I remember my mom asking for slippers and my dad would always get her some crazy/weird pair of slippers. Never anything she would actually wear or wanted for that matter. When she would get the present she knew what they were just by the feel of them and she knew what was coming. She would moan and groan and try to guess what kind they would be. After a few years of her catching on we had to disguise the packaging so she didn't know they were coming. In the past she has received a pair of bear feet, a pair of blue tennis shoes, some tigers and this year we got her some very cute red jingle bell Santa slippers. We had a great laugh as she opened them.
After the mayhem ended we ate most of the day and tried to take naps and just hung out. Aunt Kasey and Uncle Royce even took the bigger kids sledding for a few hours. It was a wonderful day and we had so much fun being with everyone.
