Our Christmas 2011
We were very blessed to see so many family members for Christmas. Of course there were many we didn’t get to see but we wished them a Merry Christmas through our cards and letters.
This year was fun to watch Abraham really get excited about handing out gifts from us. He was shy but he did a great job! He was also very polite with the opening of his gifts as greed hasn’t totally set in.
Abel was also fun to watch this year. He enjoyed opening the presents as well. He was having more fun with the paper than the actual gift! He would tear his wrapping paper into the smallest bits possible! He was still quite the handful this year as he is in the toddler phase. He wants to do what he wants to do and really doesn’t care what mom or dad say. Thankfully, most of our Christmas celebrations with family did NOT include a meltdown! Yeah!!!!
Now that the celebrations are over and things are starting to get back to our normal routine…I find myself fighting Abel with his sleep schedule once again. He wakes around 5 am and isn’t really ready to wake up but can’t go back to sleep either. It is so frustrating and exhausting for mommy. Normal wake up time is 8:30 am so this is a big shift for me! We will get through this. I know some of it is his teeth along with our crazy running around for the past couple weeks. Now that things are slowing back down and he will get his GOOD afternoon naps, hopefully things will get back to normal!
Enough of that, enjoy the pictures of our Christmas!
This was at our dentist’s office on Saturday, December 17th.
We don't "do" Santa in our house...and this will probably be our last picture attempt
We went to my Dad’s for Christmas later on in the afternoon of Saturday, December 17th.
Abraham playing very nicely with his cousin Nikolas
The boys enjoying Chrismas at my Dad's
Ham cheesing while playing with ABEL'S new piano!
My Rockstar...guitar and all!
This was Sunday afternoon, December 18th at my Grandpa Shinkle’s.
Abraham posing nicely at Great Grandpa Shinkle's
One of the ONLY face photos of Mr. Taters
These are hilarious pictures from home…
This is his response to "cheese"
This is his next response when asked to take out his binky and cheese!
Love these two
Abel may be a veterinarian when he grows up...look closely Ark is in there too!
I had to open the cage up, thankfully he can't lock it!
My other rock star and Taters getting tossed by papa
This was Christmas with my mom (Grandma Jean) on Thursday morning, December 22nd.
Abel with my mom...see that look, he gives that to me A LOT!
All three were looking in the direction of the camera!!!
Opening presents! Their favorite past time!!!
This was our Christmas Eve celebration in Muncie with Aaron’s extended family.
This was the cutest. Baby Isla just LOVED Abraham!!! She would giggle and smile for him! Ham thought she was pretty cool too.
Abel found "bells" on the door - He LOVED them!!!
More wonderful presents...mater and finn were in these along with 2 new buddies!!
This is Christmas morning at home…
Christmas Morning with stockings!
Even the dogs got a present:)
Ham got Gordon! His favorite!!
Abel adores this dollar store recorder! Best buck I've spent in awhile!
Abel got Animal for Christmas
Ham so proud of Moon Sand!
This is at Christmas morning service…what a neat service…of course I spent most of it chasing Abel around out in the cafe area.
Best shot of the boys at Christmas service
This was Christmas with Grandma and Grand-dad Daniel right after service.
Love this face
Abel REALLY wanted the camera
Boys with Grandma Daniel
The only picture of US!
This was Christmas with my Grandma Brown and my extended family after we left the Daniel’s.
This little boy LOVED the motion-activated Santa because it would play music when you walked by. See the bear, Abel ends up tackling him and running into the main room with him later on in the day!
And this was Abel’s present, a shiner! He was goofing around at his grandparents house and walked into a table corner. Yeouch! THANKFULLY we did NOT end up in the emergency room. It blossomed immediately to a bruise and I knew it would be bad…I just hoped his eye was fine. It was and so no visit! But it sure looks ugly!
Abel's Christmas Shiner