Merry Christmas Everyone!
Alex loved pulling prizes out of her stocking
Notice the kitchen in the background. Alex saw the box that had a picture of a girl playing with the kitchen on it. She asked me where the girl was. ha! She wanted the little girl to play with too! Later she was playing with a wand that came with a Sleeping Beauty costume set that Mimi gave her. She told me that it didn't work. She would shake it and say, "I am trying to change something." Mommy had to explain that it was a pretend wand. So now, she pretends to change everybody into something silly...most recently, David became Ernie (off of Sesame Street) and Alex became Cinderella.
Alex loving her new Abby Cadabby doll
David enjoyed the bow, wrapping paper and a spatula while we opened presents.
Since Chris was on back up call, we stayed home for Christmas. We spent it with some special friends who are like family to us. Thank you, Wendy and Graeme, for making this day so special! In honor of Graeme being from Australia, Wendy brought poppers (see below). I almost made him the traditional Aussie dessert, pavlova, but couldn't squeeze it in with the 2 days of dressing preparations. Sorry Graeme! I'll attempt it next time. Chris and I reminisced about us spending Christmas 2000 in Australia during our year there. Fun memories!
Enjoying our yummy meal together. David even tried (and liked) Wendy's sweet potato casserole and my dressing. This was my first time to ever make the southern tradition of dressing all by myself. I was pleased with the result.
As part of an Aussie tradition, Wendy brought poppers for us to pull for prizes inside. Each popper came with a hat inside as well for all to sport.
Dessert time...chocolate cake, pecan pie, and lots of homemade candies. When I asked Alex what kind of cake that she thought Jesus wanted for his birthday party, she confidently said "chocolate." Happy Birthday Jesus! 
"Mommy, this is fun, but I am ready for another nap."
Anything in David's reach pretty much goes straight to his mouth. Alex makes this face usually when she is playing rough (or thinking about it).
This picture probably sums up the day - lots of laughs, fun, celebrating, and pure enjoyment!
1 comment:
What a fun Christmas! So glad you got to share it with Wendy and Graeme. I love Alex's response to the wand--too funny! Glad you have that memory recorded here. Oh, and your food sounds yummy!
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