Christmas Day

Tessa woke up very, very early on Christmas morning and peeked over the banister to see that Santa had brought her lots of presents.  She came in to our room and whispered that Santa had come!  We just couldn't get up that early so we all snuggled in bed and went back to sleep.  She ended up sleeping until after 9am which was fabulous.

We did a video call with Ryan's parents so that they could see her open some of her presents.  Technology is great that way, even from Texas they can be part of the fun.  My parents arrived soon after and we opened more presents. 

Her big present was a Wii gaming system.  We gave her the system and the grandparents gave her games.  She was so excited when she opened these princess games.  Daddy was excited to open the driving game.  

While we don't do much for the adults in the family, we are trying to teach Tessa the art of giving.  She got Ryan a light for his grill, which was just what he had asked for. 

And she made me another tea cup.  She came up with this one all on her own and I love it.  I now have a set of three with her sweet little handprints on them. 

Sweet Anabelle liked her squeaky penquin.

And Tessa loved her Sofia doll.  It was actually the only present she asked for the whole Christmas season.  Also under the tree for her were games, puzzles and the super popular Rainbow Loom.  Making those rubber band bracelets is a little challenging for both of us, but we figured it out. 

Baby Brother had a few things under the tree too.  A beautiful blanket that my mom crocheted, plus one to match for Tessa's Baby Brother doll.  And he got more additions to his wardrobe, including a onesie that is monogramed Jackson.  It's still my number one name pick.   

Tessa posed with Gampa.

My mom and I cooked dinner while Ryan hooked up the Wii.  Apparently our old TV is not set up for this kind of thing and it wasn't a fun job for Ryan.  But he got it working and Tessa was a happy girl.  I see a new TV in our near future.  Here she was singing Disney karaoke.  We all took turns with this hilarious game.  My mom was the best, singing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" at warp speed. 

We kept dinner easy, a rib roast with mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls and veggies.  The steak was delicious, if I do say so myself.  Baby Brother loves red meat, as do the rest of us.  Since I am wearing the same shirt I was wearing in our Christmas pictures, it's easy to see how much he has grown with our big appetite. 

 

 

Merry Christmas!