We started things out on Xmas Eve with Boppy and Grandma and Uncle Kelly at our house. The children were amazingly bratty during dinner and then insisted on running throughout the house to all the places they aren't allowed to go after dinner. When present time came around, they were pleased with their new gifts, though Caroline seemed to prefer her new found Chanukah gelt chocolate coins!
"See, Mommy? Room for more chocolate!"
For Xmas day, we headed to Livermore to see Grandpa and Grandma Salvatore, Auntie Lee Ann, Gr.Auntie Jo Ann, and Cousin John.
Watching Caillou's Holiday Movie for the twenty-seventh time
Cookie tin = improvised percussion instrument!
"Ho hum...what to do next?"
Mommy is sneaking up on Max!
Auntie Jo Ann and Caroline give Grandma a present
Goof ball!
Hanging out with "Papa"
Cousin John got Caroline and Max involved in a game of paper towel roll baseball while dinner was being prepared.
Daniel didn't bat, but he cheered them along on his vuvuzela.
After the game, the kids decided it was time to settle in for dinner.
Daniel enjoyed his sopa, and tried to steal some from Auntie Lee Ann, too!
"Nope, not me! I was good"
Practicing with her spoon
Learning how to entertain himself while the food makes its way to the table
After dinner, Daniel pointed out that he'd spilled water all over his pants and was in need of a change. Caroline announced that she wanted what sounded like "strawberry juice", but we deduced she was really saying "diaper change" - her code for wanting to go play in the bedroom. So off we went to change Daniel into his Xmas PJs and let Caroline play. When she saw Daniel's costume change, she insisted on changing her clothes, too. Max held out until after dessert.
The first gift opened was Caroline's new baby doll, which meant she was out of the loop for the rest of the evening as she shuttled the baby back and forth to the bedroom in the back to "go nap time".
Caroline missed out on most of these gifts.
Max finally submitted to his PJs at the end of the day
We came home and unpacked the tons of toys the kids got and while they did enjoy playing with the new things, Caroline and Max invited Daddy for a tea party.
Daniel created a crossover game of sorts - he used the railroad station agent from his new Thomas the Tank Engine play set to check tickets for all nine of his Sesame Street characters.
Then the station agent moved across toward the little "Tommy" trains
and each character followed with a quick "boom boom" jump
until they were all waiting together for their ride
Caroline and Max both really like the baby doll, though she only gets to sleep in Caroline's crib.
And with that, Merry Christmas to all, and to all (and their baby dolls) a good night.
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