Monday, January 11, 2010

NC Christmas

Maddox likes to fall asleep with her arms up like this. I think it looks so grown up. Sometimes she even leans back on my chest with her arms up while I read her books or watches tv this way. Maddox wore her Christmas dress to church the Sunday before Christmas because we weren't going to be around for Christmas Eve. She looked so cute all dressed up! I did make her wear it again on Christmas Day in FL just to get some more use out of it.
Santa came for us a day early so we could open presents on the 24th, Daddy could go to work, and then we could drive to FL that night. He brought Maddox a tent and sleeping bag and lots of crafty things plus some more presents under the tree.
Gabbey really liked the cozy tent. So does Jessi. They've both been caught napping in it.
This year Maddox was into opening presents. I thought opening them would take a while thinking she would get bored or want to play with things along the way so we set our alarm for 6 am so Jeremy could be gone by 8:30 and at work by 9. She actually opened one, then went to the tree and got another one pretty much all morning until they were gone. It only took about 45 minutes. We could have slept in a bit longer!

She got a birthday cake and tea set from Aunt Angie that she really loves. We play with it everyday. She serves me cake and water and serves the cat, dog, and baby doll too. She also loves it when I sing Happy Birthday to whomever I choose that day and she blows out the candles.

After Daddy left we got to play with all the new toys. She loves hiding in her tent and sometimes sits in it now and reads or plays music.
She got new bathtub crayons and had to check them out before we left town. They do clean up really easily with just a damp cloth. Unfortunately she also likes to eat them so they have to be used under close supervision. They must taste better than normal crayolas.

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