On Christmas Eve we went to the 1:30 service at church and despite it reaching well into nap-time, Avery did great. She usually goes to the toddler room, but she came with us and enjoyed the music and singing by candlelight. That evening we went over to our friends the Nall's house for dinner, as my friend Heather had so graciously offered to have us join her family. We had to snap some pictures of Avery and her friend Mac decorating cookies. Mac was a SERIOUSLY AWESOME decorator. Holy sprinkles!
Some of Avery's masterpieces:
Unfortunately I did not get a picture of the just-as-equally awesome twice-baked potatoes that were as big as my head. Yum.
When we got home, we allowed Avery to open a Christmas Eve gift.
(Christmas PJ's and a book - a tradition!)
We also made sure to sprinkle "reindeer food" outside so Rudolph and Santa got knew exactly where to park the sleigh.
The last step was setting out our cookies & milk for Santa!
On Christmas morning, when I went up to her room, Avery asked enthusiastically "Is Santa HERE?" After explaining to her that he doesn't actually stay at our house, she came on down to see what he left her...
Oh, look a sideways video, that we can't seem to flip!:
Santa brought her a new tricycle and helmet, some boots and books. Mommy made a big floor pillow for her and daddy got her the successful Little People pirate ship - a huge hit. She also enjoyed her "leaptop" from Grandpa and BeeGee.
One of the most exciting moments? When Avery opened the movie "The Lion King" which she calls "Hakuna Matata" because she LOVES that video from seeing it on the computer. Here's the video of her opening it, and yes, it's sideways too:
Christmas breakfast was a huge stack of pancakes made into a birthday cake for Jesus (with another candle on the table in honor of Lucy). We spent most of the day in our pajamas relaxing, watching movies, reading and playing - just lots of good ol' family time. All in all, definitely a Christmas to remember!
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