Christmas 2010

It is hard to believe that Christmas 2010 was Katelynn's FIFTH Christmas, and Tyler's first. Gene and I were abysmal failures when it came to taking pictures this year. Thank goodness my dad and brother-in-law got some good ones. We spent a couple of nights in Weatherford practicing our laziness skills, followed by an enormous Korean dinner out with Gene's mom on the 26th.

Despite trying to beat it into KK's head that Christmas is about Jesus, the fact that she did in fact receive approximately 500 gifts from friends and family countered this message err... just slightly. She told me very enthusiastically on more than one occasion that Christmas was her FAVORITE HOLIDAY EVER because "I GET SO MANY PRESENTS!" The magic of Santa really hit home for her this year. We have said little about Santa but she has picked up on him and his gift giving nonetheless.

This created an interesting situation. Normally I would not have been too worried about a stocking for 3-month old Tyler but I realized that big sister would probably be looking to see what Santa brought for him! So TyTy got a stocking full of baby food, plus a rattle or two for good measure!

Katelynn's main present was a Disney princess bike. She did not seem as excited about it as I would have liked, but she has seemed to enjoy riding it when we have taken it out since Christmas. One of her favorite gifts was the "play foam" from my Aunt Doris. She has become quite the lover of crafts these days, and the play foam is great because it doesn't dry out. So she can make all sorts of creations and leave them on permanent display throughout our home. She also loved the huge, turquoise tutu that Nanna and PopPop got for her.

All in all it was a relaxing Christmas, and very fun with a four-year-old in the house.