This was the tree pre-Christmas madness before everything basically got destroyed.
I did get these pictures of Andrew with my camera before we went to church Sunday morning. He's gotten so tall and skinny. He doesn't look like a baby anymore. Sigh . . .
Sunday afternoon/evening we visited with Patrick's grandparents and had Christmas with his family. Unfortunately, all of those pictures are on the camera so they'll have to wait.
Christmas Eve we went to my parents' for a junk food extravaganza. I kid you not. It was ridiculous. We always let the kids open their gifts on Christmas Eve at my parents' and save the adults' gifts for Christmas Day. It's a lot more relaxed that way. My brother and brother-in-law thought they were hilarious and got Andrew a drum set. Their love knows no bounds . . . neither does my payback. ;)
Christmas Eve Santa made his appearance, but he had to wait forever because someone wouldn't (or couldn't) fall asleep, and quite frankly, Santa was tired. At least "A Christmas Story" marathon was on to make the wait more bearable.
Christmas morning Andrew was up bright and early and found his Santa gifts, and then opened his other presents. Between his grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, and uncles the kid made quite a haul this year. I think we could open our own toy store. But again no pics . . . sorry, you'll have to wait until later.
While Patrick and Andrew were playing and assembling "stuff", I was making deviled eggs. Now here lately, everyone has been going on and on about how baking eggs instead of boiling them is soooo much better and they peel soooo much easier. Apparently, this little tidbit of information comes from Pinterest. Well you may say it's better and easier to bake your eggs, but to that I say, "liars". I baked them exactly as instructed, and those suckers didn't want to peel. Out of the eighteen eggs I baked, I managed to salvage twelve. The rest were a mess.
See the holes? Thanks Pinterest! I've never been a big fan, but now that you've completely led me astray I really dislike you. Needless to say, I'll be boiling my eggs from here on out.
Two of my favorite gifts, among many, were the hoodie/jacket my sister gave me . . . so pretty . . . and the watch my husband gave me. To be completely fair, I've been wearing the watch for a week because I picked it out and refused to give it up. I really don't care if I have gifts to open on Christmas as long as everyone else is happy.
Christmas this year was relaxed and laid back. Last year was really hectic, and I didn't enjoy it very much. At the beginning of the season this year, I promised myself I would take it easy, not over-commit, and enjoy all of the holiday season. And I did! I fact, I enjoyed it so much that I think I'll leave the tree up another week.
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!
Real pictures coming soon . . .
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