We were excited to enjoy the warmer weather, and upon Caz's first trip outside to do so, he got this honker of a bonk on his little noggin! I wish I could say this was the first and last bump like this, but it is neither. Boys will be boys!
Ready to open some presents at Grammy & PopPop's...
And none of the kiddos were disappointed. They all got more than what they could have wished. Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled. :) The funnest to watch open gifts this year was Payton. She opened every gift with the magic and wonderment of a three year old. She adored all her gifts so genuinely, and it was so much fun watching her prance around in all of her Rapunzel gear. I wish I had gotten a good picture of her, but here's MC with her much-loved drawing and writing materials.
Santa visited us at Nana & Pa's house this year...
MC's face sure lights up when she spots an American Girl box.
Nate was confused as Santa played a trick on him letting him open the Xbox game before the Xbox.
And now it all makes sense....
Caz was very intrigued with Maggie. He liked her toys and even shared his finger with her so she could chew on it. :) Caz isn't sweet and gentle with anything, so it was refreshing to watch him interact with her. She seemed to enjoy him too.
Enjoying their spoils...
We went back to Grammy & PopPop's to spend time with Aunt Kristen, Uncle Rob, Hudson and Evangeline. Caz had to check out the walker for old times sake...
He was very curious and excited to play with Evangeline.
MC had expressed interest in playing the flute, and Aunt Kristen was kind enough to bring her first flute and give her a few beginning lessons...
Such a sweet group...
Still more gifts to open. Caz was a little more curious this last time, but still showed little patience to wait and see what was inside. I'm sure he'll make much progress come next year.
These are just a few snapshots of the wonderful time we had back home. But there were many more that I didn't catch on film. Two I regret the most are the bowling outing with the Tyre family (not one single pictures of the bowling fun or those handsome boys that have grown so much!!!) and Maggie May's baptism. I even remembered my camera for the baptism, but never got the chance to use it as I was chasing Caz, the wild man, around. Maybe I'll have better luck next visit. :)
