As I sit here on New Year's Day, I'm thinking about just how peaceful the house is right now. McKenzie is asleep on the couch. Brant is reading the paper. The dogs are snoozing. And I'm going through Christmas pictures for the blog. We are 12 days away from Annie's due date, so I'm relishing these few quiet moments.
The quiet time is in stark contrast to the last several days, especially all the Christmas celebrations. McKenzie had a blast this year! She was a little unsure about opening presents on Christmas morning with Brant and me, got a little more into it later at Dandy and LaLa's, and was pretty much a pro by the time we had Christmas with my parents, Chris and Rebecca. She seemed to really love most of her gifts and it's been fun watching her put her new toys into actions. For the sake of memories, I wanted to comment on a few of her favorites:
The tent: Chris and Rebecca gave her a little tent that looks like a whimsical tree trunk. We put it in her room and she loves playing in it. She also loves making Brant get in there with her, even though he barely fits. Tent activities include laying on her sleeping bag from LaLa and giving shots to Daddy with her doctor's kit from Chris and Rebecca. I think Brant has been given about a thousand shots since Christmas day.
Rain boots: My mom got her rain boots so we could wade in the creek at the end of the street. I walked down there with her yesterday and she had so much fun. She fell in the water and I thought we were headed home for sure. Nope. She continued stomping and splashing until she was completely drenched and didn't care to come home until she fell in the gravel and hurt her hands a little.
Guitar: She got a Barbie guitar from Dandy and LaLa and it has certainly been a hit. She puts it around her neck, lets a song play and then insists that everyone in the room clap for her. Then, she pushes the "applause" button on the guitar and bows her head. This happens after each and every performance and it's hilarious!
There are more toys, big and small, and we certainly appreciate all the gifts for her. I hope to have some time to go through videos tomorrow and pick out a few fun moments to share. It was a great Christmas, probably only to be outdone by Christmas 2012!
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| Choosing her plan of attack. |
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| Opening with her new apron. |
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| That's one way to do it. |
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| Her beautiful skirt... wore it all day long! |
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| Keeping an eye on her other gifts. |
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| Testing out the sleeping bag. |
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| She actually sat down for a minute! |
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| The cousins munching on popcorn. |
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| Watch out world! |
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| With Choo-Choo PaPa |
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