So, Christmas was great! Both girls slept in until 8:45 out of exhaustion from fun family parties for a few nights prior. We were all just kind of standing around waiting for them and then we just shrugged and went off to shower while we continued waiting. Christmas win #1 - even though my hair was wet, I was dressed and looked much more together in jeans and a shirt than I would have in my paisley pajamas.
We really haven't talked Santa up to Willa that much. This first child thing is kind of hard that way for me. She never knew to ask for presents and it wasn't until Christmas Eve (after watching the stop motion Rudoloph to introduce her to the idea of reindeer and sleighs and the misfit toys) that I explained to her about setting out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for Rudolph.
When Willa woke up, we thought she would have forgotten about everything and that we could eat breakfast before heading into the living room. The first words out of her mouth were asking if Santa ate the cookies, though, so that was Christmas win #2. We went straight into the living room to discover and play with the Santa toys. Then we had breakfast and headed back in to open presents.
Christmas win #3 - the look when Willa unwrapped this giant Costco princess art set. There was a sharp intake of breath and she could just not believe what she was looking at. This was followed by lots of whining to open the art set during the rest of the present unwrapping.
Christmas win #4 - we didn't get June any presents, but some of her aunts and uncles did. Mostly she played with wrapping paper and I pulled wet pieces of it out of her mouth the entire morning. BUT. But, there was one glorious moment when I unwrapped her present from Adam and Amanda. It was a Minnie Mouse and she literally squealed and started laughing. I kept tickling her with it and she kept squealing and laughing. It was about the most adorable thing ever.
Christmas win #5 - This actually happened the day after Christmas. One of Willa's Santa presents was a little tent to play in. The day after Christmas she wanted to play with it, so we went into the living room. She stood by the little opening and said, "Welcome to my castle, that Santa gave me," and then she gave a little bow. I did a double take. It was so hilarious. I've been wracking my brains to figure out where she learned that. I think it must have come from an episode of Daniel Tiger when he goes fruit picking at the castle and meets King Friday (obviously, I have all these episodes memorized). I seem to talk a lot about the t.v. that we watch. Really, we don't watch that much. Okay, some days we do, but other days we hardly watch any. If someone has a better idea about how to entertain a toddler on Sunday with 1:30 pm church when a nap is missed, you're welcome to write it in the comments :).
Finally, the pictures. Knoles Family Christmas Nativity on the 20th. Starring June Daniels (youngest baby present) as the Reason for the Season. June stole the show by sitting up in the manager and sucking on her pacifier like Maggie Simpson. Various cousins in mangering and wising garb.
Photo from Hogle Zoo yesterday. Love the zoo, but hate the crowds? Might I recommend going when it's 20 degrees outside? We nearly had the place to ourselves. You can see by the unflattering photo of everyone but Ryan, that it was chilly. June was a little snow queen in her cream snowsuit. Despite a grumpy beginning (photo obviously taken at the beginning), Willa ended up having a blast and when she got in the car she kept saying, "Mommy/Daddy, thanks for a great day." That was a sweet and adorable phrase to end the trip and helped me be a little more patient when she immediately started whining for a snack after. The cherry on top? Both girls stayed awake in the car and then crashed for long naps when we got home. Saweet!
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