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Christmas with Wayne's Family

Ok, this is the 5th and final installment of Christmas, I promise.

On Saturday, we went to Wayne's parent's house and ate a big dinner, unwrapped gifts, and got to see lots of family. Mason had lots of fun playing with his cousins, as usual. I kept trying to get him to sit & pose with them so I'd have a cute picture of all the kids, but it just didn't work out. (with a 2 year old, why not?) Here are some of those attempts. Might I add it was Mason's nap time.

Me: Mason, go sit in front of the tree with Wyatt.

Mason: No. (while running)


Wyatt (4 years old): Take my picture! Cheeeesssse!



Me: Mason, go sit with Lexi & Haley & Kolton.

Wyatt: Look at me! Take my picture! Cheeesse!


I finally settled for this:


Unwrapping presents...


We had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks to everyone for all the gifts, food, and family fun!

Black Friday

Mason & I casually hit a few stores on the Friday after Christmas with Mom & Angela. We went to Hobby Lobby & the Promenade. The weather was absolutely beautiful! The high was 70 (can you say global warming?!) but it was very windy. Nevertheless, it was nice to shop at the Promenade without freezing our butts off!

In the car watching a "me-oo-vie" (as he says)


And some random acts of cuteness...

Christmas Night

Like I said in the previous post, I got out of my pj's at 4 pm (!) to get ready to go eat a big, super yummy turkey dinner at my parent's house. We had already unwrapped our gifts, so it was relaxing just stuffing our selves silly. I didn't get too many pics that night. Must have been the triptiphan. (however you spell that!)

Mason eating a Christmas cookie after dinner

My Grandma & Wayne

Angela & Cameron

Last year, Ang & I passed over the tradition of breaking the wishbone to Chloe' & Cam. We were like, why are we still doing this?

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was just great! Mason woke us up around 7:30 and we went out to find that Santa had left him a shopping cart filled with "food", a cash register, lots of cool cars, and a stocking full of goodies. He also had a lot of toys from Mommy & Daddy waiting for him under the tree.

First sight of the goods

Playing with the Fisher Price cash register-just like the one I had as a small child.

Yes!


Unwrapping

A set of Spongebob beanies (warning: mommy without makeup ahhhhh)

unloading the stocking

I got Wayne this silly 4-in-1 hood thing for when he's doing yard work outside in the cold. (he will not be seen like this in public!) We laughed so hard when he tried it on. He looks like a monk/ewok/medieval knight!

After we all unwrapped our gifts, We had coffee (well, Mason had milk) and cinnamon rolls.


Mason played with his toys all day and we relaxed and watched part of A Christmas Story (my fave xmas movie)and Wayne & I ended up watching Batman (the original one with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson as Joker) just because it came on tv & we got sucked in. I stayed in my pajamas until 4 pm!!! Then we got ready to go to my parent's for turkey dinner. (next post!)

Christmas Eve 2008

Christmas Eve is our family's big night. We used to have Christmas Eve at my parent's house and Christmas Day at my Grandma's, but since my grandma has gotten older and doesn't have the endurance needed to make a huge dinner & play hostess, my parents have taken over both occasions. Either way I love it!

My Mom makes a big lasagna dinner on Christmas Eve (because it's good & it's something totally different from the traditional turkey dinner, which we have on Christmas Day) After dinner we unwrap gifts & then usually go to the candlelight service at church (oops-we missed it this year!)

Mason wanted a lot of help opening his presents at first. He's not a rip-into-it kinda kid. He just kept saying, "What is it? What is it?"

Speaking of...what is it? Can you tell? LOL. This is a hammer that my parents got for Wayne, but my sister wrapped! It was pretty funny. It looks like a hatchet in the picture.

One of Mason's favorite gifts, a Spongebob umbrella. He's pretty smitten with it in this pic...

Getting the hang of it

My Dad, Wayne & Me with my new Razorback chip & dip server from my Grandma Betty Ruth. Love it!

Chloe' with (one of many of) her prized possesions, a DVD set of Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland

Mason's other fave gift, a Walmart shopping cart

Cameron & Chloe'

And we were sure to put out cookies & milk for Santa when we got home

Meet "Patches"

Again, pics from last Friday when me, my mom, & Mason went to see Santa. After visiting with Santa & riding the rides, we ate lunch then started shopping. It wasn't long before we found ourselves in Build-a-Bear Workshop. Mom wanted to treat Mason to his first Build-a-Bear as a Christmas gift. It was fun! Mason picked out a cute puppy dog:

Pushing the foot pedal to stuff his dog

Putting the little satin heart inside

"washing" & grooming station

Picking out clothing & accessories

Meet "Patches"

Visiting Santa & Riding Vehicles

More about our trip to see Santa last Friday~
(these pics are from the same day as the last post, thus why he's wearing the same outfit. We have a "sweater vest" tradition when going to see Santa)

At first Mason was shy. He hid behind my legs as we approached the big man but soon let down his guard & sat on his lap. Feeling a little uneasy, he managed to utter, "Blue car, Red car" which is what he's been telling us he wants Santa to bring him.

I prompted him a little and he opened up, calling him Santa every other word as if they were old friends (they kind of are.)
Pointing at the vehicle rides in the food court, "Look Santa, big cars!"

All done. He got a sucker & a book & said, "Gank you, Santa."

We went straight to the rides~
First, the Tractor

Then the Race car

Next the Tow Truck



Finally, the safari Jeep

He was so cute putting his arm around the lion cub!

And I threw in this(NON blurry) picture of last weekend at church-after Cameron's children's program.
Angela, Cameron, & Aunt Lindsay (AKA me)