Christmas - The End

Dec. 24, mom & Callaway had their annual Christmas Eve "get-together", so we went over there for a little while.  Natalee made some cookies for Santa.  She did a great job at cutting them out & decorating them! I think she got more flour on her & the floor than the cookies though!  She even had to put some on papaw's nose!  She loves to help me bake cookies & cupcakes.  We sat around socialized with everyone & ate some snack foods.  We were all gathered around when there was a knock at the door.  Natalee ran to see who it was & she started screaming!  It was SANTA CLAUS!  She was so excited!  He brought her a present & told her he would come back after she went to bed to leave more!  She got a "cool" (her words) pair of Princess pajamas.  She had to put them on right then!  We went home & FINALLY got Natalee in the bed! She was one wore out little girl!

Christmas morning, we were up at 5!  Since Terry had to leave for work at 7, we got up early so he could see what Santa brought and open presents with mom & Callaway.   I got Natalee up & took her into the living room.  She was soooooo excited to see what Santa brought.  She got a salon/vanity, roller skates (which is all she asked for for several months), a Melissa & Doug Trunki (suitcase), some games for her Innotab (which she got for her b-day), a red tutu & butterfly wings, make-up, jewelry, movies, Candyland game, Color Wonder book & light up markers, a Minnie Mouse flashlight that shows pictures on a wall, paints & paintbrushes for her easel, and a stocking full of stuff!  She loved everything! 

When we got to mom's, they were waiting on us.  Natalee opened the first present & got the only thing she had been telling Nana she wanted for a month....Uno Moo!  She loves this game!  We went in with Brandi & Dustin & got Callaway a gift he had been asking for for a long time....since he was 15, if you ask him.  It was an authentic Arkansas Razorback helmet.  It is gorgeous! He put it on & didn't want to take it off.  We thought he would wear it all day, but luckily that didn't happen!   We got most of the presents opened before Terry had to leave.  The only thing he didn't get to open was a gift for both of us & we both knew what it was....a new TV!!!  We really needed a flat screen to open up the living room & that's what we got!  After all the presents were open, we ate breakfast then went to Debbie's, to see what Ryan & Katie Lauren got. 

Since I had to make a corn casserole for granny's house, I went home to get that ready, then everyone came to the house to see what Natalee had gotten.  According to them....too much!  And they were right, she did get too much, but it was her last Christmas as an only child, so we decided to make it special!  Natalee & I went to granny's around 4 to see if she needed any help.  We got tables set up & supper finished, while we waited on everyone else to get there.  We ate around 5:30 or so & got the living room cleaned back up.  Then it was time to open presents.  The kids got their stockings first.  Natalee got some Dora cards & some candy.  Brandi played Santa & handed out the gifts this year.  When we do it, we hand them out one by one so we can see what each person got.  Ryan was wanting this one game for his PS3 & was so upset when he didn't get it.  Needless to say, Henry & Hope played a trick on him & it was the very last present handed out!  He was in heaven then!  Natalee & Carter loved playing with each other & their toys.  Carter got Sock Em, Bop Em & I think Ryan & Henry enjoyed it more than Carter did! That's ok though, cause he played with Natalee & her toys!

We had a very long & enjoyable Christmas holiday.  Hope you all did too!