Christmas Week

Christmas has come and gone again, and I sorta feel like saying "we survived!" Partly because we were not deathly ill this year like we have been the last few(I had a cold but nothing major). And partly because of all the running around to the many festivities. Christmas eve we were at Mom & Dad B's for the traditional dinner, music, and Santa letter. This year we added a nativity to the program that was unintentionally hilarious. At least it was unintentional on the kids part, but I think Thad and Jacob(who played the innkeeper, two shepherds, and the donkey) hammed it up on purpose. Of course I did not take pictures, but I do have some of Christmas morning at our house.
We drug Andi out of bed at 6 (luckily Sammy had already eaten and gone back to sleep). She did not want to get up. Even after I carried her down the hall to the tree she just laid on the floor stretching and whining. After a few minutes though she saw the chest of dress up clothes and got excited about presents and being awake.



She had to try on all the jewelry before she could move onto another gift, but her favorite of the morning was the Nerf gun that she could actually load and shoot herself. She flipped out when she opened that one. I do't have pictures yet of her playing with her gun, but here is one of her playing with Daddy's new long range Nerf sniper rifle, complete with scope and those tri-pod leg thingy's.
We were at my parents house by 7 am and did the present thing with them. Then had a great breakfast and raided our stockings, or as Andi called it, Candy sock. Then we headed to Thad's parents for present at 11, and from there to my granparents for dinner, and finally home around 6 in the evening. In all the running around I missed Bobby's phone call!
Sammy was very cooperative the whole day and mostly slept through the present opening parts, which I loved because we were able to open gifts with Andi and not have to try to do it all one-handed ;)
Friday things slowed down a little but we did go to Rosemary's with the Bulkeley gang and to the park. Then dinner at my parents because my mom's family was getting into town for the Crowley Christmas which happened on Saturday. And all of these events are why I feel like saying "we survived!"
Sam had his 2 month check up today and his first round of shots. He did really well for the shots and only cried untill I picked him up. He is 23 inches long and 13 lbs which puts him in about the 85%.