Christmas, 2016

What a fun time Christmas is when little ones are involved and the whole family can be there - Aunt Diana, both sets of grandparents!  We missed Aunt Kara, Uncle Samer, and baby Eva, but we got to see them over New Year's, which was fun!

This was the first year Caleb really understood what was going on, and although a lot of it was beyond him, he understood enough to know it is a really fun time!  We went to church on December 23.  I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but surprisingly to me, I liked it a lot.  It made December 24 a much more relaxed, family time.

On Christmas Eve, we sang a few Christmas carols throughout the day, made sure Decembear found Christmas, watched Teddy and Santa in the musical church, and talked about Baby Jesus.

That night, Caleb received his Christmas Eve book, as did everyone else, and then we put the flour out to capture Santa's footprint.  He didn't quite get the concept of the footprint, but we now have a plaster cast to prove Santa was there . . . and next year he will be able to compare it.

The next morning, we all showed up in our Christmas pajamas.  We have only done that once before, but I have to say, I loved it.  Now we can just continue to purchase the same ones for Caleb and his little sister (yes, little sister that we found out about on Dec. 23), while the rest of us can wear the ones we bought for this year.

When Caleb came downstairs, he was totally overwhelmed by all of the new Santa presents.  He loved his kitchen (never mind the three hours of assembly the night before), but temporarily, the weed whip became the hit toy.  He wore the goggles and everything - he was a very safe weed whip operator!

It took us over two hours to open gifts, but with Caleb helping everyone else, it was a great time.  And he was so good . . . I have to admit, it was great fun watching him from the eyes of a Grandma.