What did we do today?

1.We woke up at 4 am. Yes, 4 AM!! I could not get Abi to go back to sleep because as soon as she woke up she found her new hippo stuffed animal from Santa in bed with her and realized she was in a BED!! So we just had to go downstairs to see what else Santa had brought!

2.We put up the last piece of the nativity puzzle- the picture of little Baby Jesus

3.Then we got busy opening gifts from Santa, family and friends, and each other. Abi loved the Santa bag Grammy and Grandfather sent her gift in. Here she is checking out what is in it..

4. As soon as Abi opened up her part of my Pink Christmas gift she had to put on her new tutu and wear it most of the day!
5. Abi couldn't believe she got a castle with a DRAGON in it! (Even though she was there the day Grandma showed her two different castles and asked her which one she liked the best.)

6. Played for HOURS with her new Littlest Pet Shop sets from Santa and Grandma and Grandpa

7. Tried to keep Daddy from doing this..

8. Had so many picnics and tea parties we lost count... most of them catered by Pez.


9. Kept going up to see Abi's new bed (we asked Grammy and Grandfather for this for our gift this year and we set it up last night after Abi went to bed and then went in and stuck her in it while she was asleep. So she woke up in this bed with that hippo- the Madeline doll was one of her gifts from Grammy and Grandfather)

10. Finally put up the vinyl lettering we had Aunt Samantha make last September. We wanted to wait until she had a bed so it would be directly over it.

11. Played for HOURS with the castle. We loved listening to her stories she was making up while playing with it. The king and dragon had some great conversations.

12. Marveled at the beautiful bows Aunt Karen made for Abi. I can't wait to have her wear all of them.

13. Had computer time....

14. Danced all over the place to Dad's new Alphabeat CD.. We love this band around here.




15. Watched the new Narnia movie from my mom and dad. Loved it! I was a little surprised it was only PG though because there is so much more fighting and action than the first one.
16. Decided not to dress up like we had originally planned for Christmas dinner because we were all too exhausted.. but we did still do Christmas crackers, I made ham, mashed potatoes, salad, and rolls, and we wore our little crowns while we ate.

17. Breathed a sigh of relief that night is here and the little one is asleep. We can now blog and rest and get some sleep! I love Christmas!