On Christmas Eve, Gramma, Papa, Unky Eck and Auntie Colie happened to be driving back from Portland so we went out to dinner. We had to make multiple attempts at restaurants because several were closed. We ended up at Outback and we thought for sure Adia was going to fall asleep in my lap, but she didn't. She was positively exhausted.
Adia couldn't wait to come home and open presents. We've always opened presents on Christmas Eve and then do stockings and Santa presents on Christmas morning. When we were coming inside, we saw a blinking red light in the sky. We told her it was Rudolph's nose, glowing in the thick fog. She was so excited. She flew through opening presents and couldn't wait to use her new digital camera.
I had a horrible time getting her to sleep that night, even though I kept telling her that Santa couldn't come if she was awake. I ended up driving Daddy to work, just so she'd fall asleep in the car. She did, just blocks from home, but I almost ran out of gas driving back! Thankfully the gas station nearby was still open.
Adia actually slept in Christmas morning, but I was up bright and early (say 4:30ish) with the twins. She came out into the living room, saw the new presents under the tree and said, "What?!" As soon as Daddy came home, she tore into them.
Adia was so happy because Santa brought her a race track. Daddy had to put it together though, which took forever since it was a million little pieces. It's a pretty cool Cars racetrack, but the extra Cars I bought to go with it are too fat. The twins also got to try out the new high chairs that my brother and sister-in-law sent them. They're perfect for our small kitchen.
I began cooking, Daddy passed out on the couch before going to bed and Adia loved playing with all her new toys. She especially loves the Magna-Tiles from her Aunt and Uncle.
The day after Christmas is DiDi's birthday. She requested "fried" chicken for dinner and that was followed by chocolate cupcakes. Adia helped her blow out the candles and then she made a total mess with the cupcake. I think she made more of a mess than she did on her 1st birthday.
On Monday and Tuesday, we were at Gramma and Papa's house. We opened more presents. Adia flew through them too and helped the twins open theirs. The twins loved some of their new toys.
We then headed to Shore Acres. Adia was excited about all the lights. We got lucky and for the first time in 3 years, it wasn't raining or super cold. Adia ran though it all, but she was having fun.
I changed Adia in the car before we drove back because I knew she'd be out cold in minutes. She hardly even moved when I put her on the bed back at Gramma and Papa's house. We didn't get so lucky with the twins. Leia went to bed after eating, but Mira was up until 12:30! She didn't sleep in either so she was a cranky baby.
Adia helped Papa make breakfast in the morning. She mixed the pancake batter, put the bacon on the griddle and washed the cutting boards with Papa. She loved it.
She never wanted to leave, but Papa and Gramma came up here to watch the girls so Daddy and I could take DiDi to see Avatar. When we got home from the movie, Adia was still awake because she wanted her mommy snuggle time. The last couple days, Adia's been asking to go back to Gramma and Papa's house.
The twins have been eating "solids" at least once a day for the last week. They hate rice cereal, but they're both fans of applesauce and sweet potatoes. Mira just wants to eat and eat and eat, but she's still got a bit of the tongue thrust going on so she ends up with the same mouthful more than once. Leia doesn't want to eat as much, but she keeps it all in. They both get mad if I'm not fast enough with the bites. Leia also rolled back to tummy and then tummy to back while we were at Gramma and Papa's house. She looked very surprised when she did it.
Potty training has been hugely successful too. Adia wears underwear all day long and she went almost a whole week without an accident. Then she two accidents, two days in a row. She then tried to convince me she needed pull ups again and didn't want underwear. Overall, she's doing great. We still have to race her to the bathroom to get her to go sometimes or, like today, I've had to put her on the potty to get her to pee. She seems to prefer pooping on the potty and will do that without asking. I still reward her with stickers, tootsie rolls and kisses. She's wearing nighttime pull ups at night, but she always wakes up dry. I think that's more of a security thing for her so it's going to be awhile before I get rid of those too.
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Nice blog with nice pictures of Kids enjoying the Christmas celebration. Like the header image looks like a collage on your blog.
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