Pete and Tanner: Christmas Day {2010}

~Christmas Morning!~

This morning was completely not what I was expecting.

Christmas Eve, same as last year, Santa decorated the inside of the house with lights on everything possible while he was here dropping off presents. Ashton nailed it when she said it looked like Santa puked all over the house. You know, tacky but fun : )

Last year, Reagan LOVED it and was full of the "WOW-WEE"s and tons of excitement. So we got up early to get ready for the 'Big Reveal.' Armed with the camera and video running, we started calling for her from the living room to come see what Santa brought her. She wouldn't budge. I had to go in there a couple times trying to convince her but it didn't work. She would pick her head up, look at the lights leading her to the door, shake her head no, pop her thumb back in her mouth and lay back down. I finally had to drag her in the living room and she held my leg the whole way. I know what her little mind was thinking...

"Okay, who came to our house last night while we were sleeping?! And why did he put something under my tree? No THANK YOU!"

Okay so it was fun after all. Once she opened the first Elmo book she was thrilled.

Notice she's wearing my socks?

Mine are "warm now" and apparently her socks are sometimes "told now"...!?

She likes to finish statements with the word 'now'- not that she is demanding anything, it just makes sense to her. I thought about it, and it is how I tell her things:

"Okay, we're going to eat now"

"It's time to go now"

"Time to get in the tub now"

So naturally she ends everything in 'now.' I mean EVERYTHING.

She also likes to finish words with a -y, -s (mostly on names) and -a.

example.

"Whet's a-doe now!"

(Let's go now)

"Meh-mets"

(Megan)

"Watch Too-Witzy now... peeez!"

(Watch Snow White now... please!)

I wish I could get better video of her talking. The instant she spots the video her attention is gone and she has to hold the camera to watch videos. We just have to get more creative I guess.

We finished our Christmas morning at home quickly to get over to the Hawkes house with all the kids.
In our jammies all day of course.

Sharing her cell phone with Aubrey, it has been her favorite toy since Alden gave it to her : )

Presents here go one at a time and in order of age. So Reagan opened the first present. I love doing it that way so we all get to enjoy each others gifts. You would think the kids would just want to dig in and get it over with sometimes but they really enjoy sharing the excitement with each other.

Mason and his Daddy : )

Okay now this was just pathetic...
Dawn and Troy slept the whole morning, and Kristina... not looking too thrilled there girl!

Well they got up for this!

The big present this year was for Troy and Kristina. A wedding portrait.

Pete's Mom was SOOO excited to do this for them, and we really put some love into this one. From choosing and preparing the portrait, several trips to pick out a frame, and more trips... it seemed like the ONLY present we spent time on! Thankfully I was POSITIVE that this was the right image choice, and Kristina loved it. It's hard picking out something big like that as a surprise!?

They were so surprised!
Yesssss!

Aaaand Reagan loved her dollhouse from Nana and Poppy : )
Can you tell?

Okay my 2nd favorite gift. Leddie's drivers license.
The smile on her face was priceless. I got her a new wallet and made her own license with everything made up... "Uncle Junior" was the Governor, I was the commissioner, and on the bottom it read:

RESTRICTIONS:
FOR USE IN OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY
MADE OF PLASTIC AND UNDER 3 FEET TALL.
ISSUED BY AUNT TANNER : )
You couldn't wipe the smile off that face.

Completely made my day.

~Christmas Day Dinner at our house!~

The lights on the wall are what Santa hung, hence the pukage.

Junior made some AWESOME wings in the fryer for dinner.
Some with his hot sauce stuff and I rolled mine in soy and brown sugar... SOOO good.
I think Leddie ate more than anyone.

This is Reagan's "cheese" smile... big no no. But cracks me up.

Alden called me a few days after Christmas to tell me how much he enjoyed opening presents with The Muffin. She had so much fun, Uncle Alden really has become one of her favorites by far.