We had a lot of fun this holiday and it really was magical with Keaton! Keaton was old enough to join in on all the Christmas fun. He helped make cookies for the neighbors, helped with the Christmas card, helped decorate the tree (and take off the ornaments daily), and even got to visit Santa (and so did Manny). Santa wasn't much of a hit this year but the camera guy made him laugh and the candy cane was good! I got to spend an afternoon visiting an old friend (Lynn) and holding her brand new baby for hours....it was the best and really made me think about what the holidays are all about.....family!
We started a tradition last year of visiting the Menashe house to see their spectacular light display(they own jewelry store in West Seattle). We probably went at least 5 times this year because Keaton really enjoyed it and it's right down the street. We drove over to Ravenna one evening to see the famous lights at "Candy Cane Lane" and decided we liked this one in our own neighborhood better!
We went to church on Christmas Eve, which is something I really like to do each year. They sang "Happy Birthday" which I thought was very cool since that is what Christmas is really about (but easily forgotten). Keaton made it about 10 minutes before he started screaming random things......Big Truck...Big Red Truck....Ee i ee i oh!....etc.
Christmas morning was fantastic because Keaton didn't even get up until 7:30 (so I got to sleep in). Of course now that Daddy is around on vacation he's not getting up early anymore :). TJ and I were SO excited to have the experience of enjoying Christmas with a little one who's starting to understand it all. It was lots of work and by the end of the day we were exhausted but would do it all over again because Keaton had the time of his life! He loved every gift he opened and it took him most of the day to get through all of them. He loved having family over (Grandpa Morgan, Uncle Rich, Aunt Claudia, Uncle James) as well as skype'ing with other family (Nana and Grandpa Tarr, Aunt Becky and Cousins Emerald and Crystal). Keaton really likes having a crowd to entertain!
Manny also had a really good Christmas (he has more Christmas stalkings than anyone else in the family)! He got all his favorite treats and toys and even a little pot roast. Now we just need to work on his barking when guests are over...
It was a magical holiday that we all enjoyed! Now the tree is down, already been taken away with the garbage, and we're looking forward to 2013!
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