Merry Christmas!

Christmas with Carli gets better every year!  She is understanding more what the holiday is and why we celebrate!  She sung many songs at church and preschool about Jesus and this year really gotten Santa Claus!

Monday, Carli's Aunt Nancy came and got her for a fun day with her.  I don't know all they did, but I know they watched cartoons, did some art, and made gingerbread cookies.  Carli had so much fun!  This helped Mommy and Daddy get so much done at the house!

Christmas Eve, Mommy, Daddy, and Carli had lots of fund decorating cupcakes to take to Grandma & PawPaw's for dinner.  Mommy iced, while Carli and Daddy put on the face.  After they were all decorated, Daddy and Carli took some to Mrs. Barb and Mr. Charles.

 

 

After baking, we got cleaned up and headed to church for the Christmas Eve service. It was great!  It was interactive, with carols, communion and a puzzle we put together of the Nativity while reading the Christmas story.  Carli even let me take a few pictures of her in front of the Christmas tree.

normal hug for Miss Sam

Then we headed to Grandma & PawPaw's for the Laws Christmas.  Carli loved it.  Most of her favorite people all together under one roof.   We ate, laughed, and then opened gifts.  Carli was the passer outer.  She loved doing that.  Then Hunter read us the story of Jesus' birth and we tore open the packages.  Carli was in heaven since almost everything she got was Hello Kitty-the only thing she had asked for this year.

After coming home and getting out the milk and cookies (or fudge and cupcakes at our house), Carli headed to bed to await the arrival of Santa.  She was so excited she was jumping up and down chanting his name over and over.

The next morning, Carli couldn't wait to get downstairs to see what Santa had brought her.  She tore through the packages to check out every one.

Hello Kitty!!!!!!

dress up shoes from the dress up box

hanging up her Hello Kitty ornament

 

Later, Poppie came for lunch and gifts.  While Mommy was finishing lunch, Poppie, Daddy and Carli played the fishing game Santa brought.  Carli had trouble using the rod to pick up the fish, so she resorted to just picking them up when it didn't work.

After lunch, Poppie gave out his gifts.  Carli was elated to get a dress up outfit of Cinderella and the Doc McSuffin doctor's bag.  She then proceeded to give everyone shots.

giving Poppie his book, Poppie and Me

After Poppie left, it was time for everyone to take a nap.  Carli resisted until she was able to take one with Mommy on her bed.  That evening, things were back to normal-cartoons before bed.

Christmas 2013 was great!  Can't wait to do it all over again next year!!