Christmas 2009

A little behind on the Christmas 2009 post but hey, I am almost always late so I guess it is just par for the course, right?!
This year on Christmas Eve we headed up to Duke's parents house for his side of the family's get together. We got up there around 2:30 pm and and our intent was to drive back home (an hour) to spend the night at our house and so that the kids could wake up to Santa having come to our house. Being the worry wort that I am, I decided to pack ALL of Christmas up in the back of the Suburban...just in case. And just in case came in handy because the snow storm that was set to come that evening and into the next few days did not disappoint. We ended up opting not to set out on the yucky roads and hunkered down for the duration of the storm.
The kids got to wake up at Grandma and Grandpa's to see their very own stockings stuffed full and with gifts under the tree. Grant thought it was pretty cool that Santa found us but both kids thought there would be gifts under the tree at home waiting for our arrival as well.
What did I say to that? Notachance!
Grant was the easy one to shop for this year. He wanted and wished for almost everything so how could I go wrong? His main request was the Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones games for the Wii. I know the pics below are pretty blurry but can't you just feel his excitement???
Little Mae Mae was pretty easy to buy for as well, I just had to try to limit the clothes she received. I have a serious addiction to buying her clothes and I am sure she would have been less than impressed if all she got was clothes.She was pretty excited about the movies she got (love the after Thanksgiving prices on movies...you can hardly rent movies for between $2-$5 so I load up for the year).Since we were stranded up at Grandma and Grandpa's and they do not have a Wii for Grant to try out his coveted new games...
...it was a good thing that Santa decided to bring him a Leapster as well! He was loving the Batman counting and Cars letters/phonics games he got to go with them too. And Little Sissy got some more Play Dough and Silly Putty in her stocking. Let me tell you, this little girl has a serious addiction to Silly Putty. She has it in hand practically at all times when at home.

Weird child.

There is no way she could be mine!

Okay, maybe I am a little weird too, but I by no means have a Silly Putty fetish!Oh, and Missy Moo Moo got a little pink trike from Grandma and Grandpa and a bike helmet from Santa. Wonder how Santa knew she was getting a trike?!?
With all the excitement of the day, Tootie was all tuckered out around lunch time and started to fall asleep on her stool so she cuggled (snuggled) in on Grandma's lap for a little nappy.
This girly rarely ever falls asleep anywhere but in a dark quiet room so I just had to snap a couple of sleepy pictures of the little darlin'.
Grant wasn't about to nap with all of the button pushing and Leapster learning he had to do.
Can you say addicted already!?!
After bath time and while Grant was still in the whirl pool filled with bubbles (Audrey doesn't like the jets or the bubbles so she is out in a flash when there is talk of turning them on). I guess you can say while the cats are away the mice will play...play the Leapster that is!
Uh oh! Busted!
Isn't this the cutest little mugshot you ever did see????
This one is pretty cute too! Notice the always naked baby doll sitting on the steps with her. Why do little girls always have to strip their babies down to nothing?

What is up with that?

We may never know.
Since we got so much snow and the roads were terrible we opted not to drive up to my parents on Christmas Day like we had originally planned and we have rescheduled that get together for this weekend instead. Can't wait to see everyone since we haven't been up to visit since August.
That is about it for Christmas 2009, or in the famous words of Paul Harvey...
Now you know the resssst of the story!