We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Brooks was so excited and he was finally understanding that "I better be good because Buddy was watching." Buddy is our Elf on the Shelf. B totally believed that he was watching him and would report to Santa every night. If he started to act up I would say, Buddy is watching! He would immediately stop what he was doing and check to see if he really was watching...and he was! He would start being a good boy after that! Parents need something like Buddy all year long!
Christmas Eve we let the boys open one present. I started this tradition 2 years ago...and the present is always pajamas that they wear that night :) Not super exciting to a kid who's ready to tear into all of his toys, but I liked the idea. I tried to pose the boys in front of the tree for a picture, but it became really tough to get both to look at the camera at the same time!
On Christmas morning B was up bright and early and ready to see if Santa came. He didn't wanna wait till Carson woke up, he was too excited! So I got my camera and turned on the tree lights and gave him the go-ahead. He was so happy Santa came and wanted to jump right in and play with his toys! That gave us time to eat something and get C now that he was up. (C of course had no idea today was different than all the others). Then we opened presents. B opened his and C's and tried to open all of ours too! B was ready to play with EVERYTHING, including C's presents. He wanted ALL of them opened asap! So we spent the next hour or so getting everything out and put together....oh how I miss the days when he was happy just playing with the wrapping paper!
We all got ready and headed to my parents house for lunch. We opened presents wih my parents and sister before the rest of the family came over. Once everyone arrived we ate a wonderful lunch and spent time together. Then there was more present opening, which made Brooks and his cousin Avery happy!
We headed home afterward and made a fire and relaxed while B played. I can't wait til next year when C can join in on all the fun!!
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| Christmas Eve picture |
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| Daddy and C (and yes, that's a "real housewife" on the tv...it's my new vice :)) |
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| B wearing his new jammies! |
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| Santa came :) |
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| SO excited! |
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| B was showing C what he got in his stocking haha! |
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| He was tired of watching B open all of the presents |
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| Playing with his new toy :) |
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| Bri and C at my parents house |
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| Brooks painted us his masterpiece |
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| My Dad and C |
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| B and Avery, who is 5 months older than B! |
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| Evan, our baby cousin who is 2 months older than C! |
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| Throwin up his gang signs haha! |
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| Sleepy boys |
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| Family of 4 |
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| Us, my parents, sister and grandparents |
