It has been awhile since I've posted, so I will give you the lowdown on our holiday fun!
A few days before Christmas I made a gigantic batch of Chex Muddy Buddies. What was I thinking?!?
We started out our festivities on Christmas Eve by having Grandpa Dave and Grandma Karen over for dinner (and presents for Miles, of course!). Miles was very wound up and didn't end up falling asleep until after 11! Santa was getting very, very sleepy!
When Miles woke up on Christmas morning and saw our stockings full and presents under the tree, the light in his eyes was indescribable. It is a special thing to experience. Unfortunately, we did not capture it on film!! Darn. We did manage to get some footage on our camcorder, but I don't know how to hook that up to our computer.
After opening all of the gifts from Santa and playing for awhile, we packed up and headed to Rush City. Our first stop was at Grandma and Grandpa Holmes's, where we had appetizers and opened gifts with Chris's side of the family. Miles got lots of great things here, too. One of his favorites was a workbench that Great-grandma Bea gave him:
We spent a few hours at the Holmes house, then the whole group of us trekked the five miles across town to Grandma and Grandpa Dreissig's. We were all very excited to welcome Eric and Rachel's new baby, Landon, who was born on December 19. I had gone to visit them in the hospital after he was born, but this was the first time for everyone else to welcome the little guy, including Miles. We were a little worried about how Miles would react to having to "share the spotlight", but it didn't bother him in the least. I'm sure that the loads of presents didn't hurt, either. Miles even got the chance to feed Landon. I think that he's going to love being a big cousin!
Of course, after dinner there were more presents to open! Among them was a "worker set" which is pretty funny:
Christmas Day ended with yet another visit from Santa Claus (aka - Grandpa Scottie). I honestly don't think that Miles realized that it was Grandpa. Of course, this was a great opportunity to get pictures of both Miles and Landon on Santa's lap.
My hands are about ready to fall off now, so stay tuned for pictures from our cookie decorating/sledding party!
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