Every year, there is one elf that didn't make it back to the North Pole. He apparently got squashed by the massive amount of presents under the tree.
We nicknamed our house, "the zoo" because of the ridiculous amount of dogs running around. When all the family is together, there are 7 total. For the most part, they all get along and enjoy the extra land to roam around on. We had to break up one scuffle that happened when they were hungry and being fed in the same area. I guess that happens a lot with humans too though.
Adelyn was little-miss-social for the weekend. She was loving the extra attention and love she was getting from the grandparents. She wasn't too impressed by my brother's handstands though. Guess he'll have to try harder in the future to entertain her.
This is going to sound a bit strange to the outsider, but my brother got me a flying shark for Christmas. He and I have an ongoing playful-bantering relationship that results in odd presents, witty emails, and so on. So, as a joke, he decided to get me a shark filled with helium that swims around the room via remote control. See, told you it sounds weird.
The one complaint I have about the weekend was my little lady's sleeping. I'm guessing she was thrown off by the different environment and as a result, couldn't sleep very well at night. So for four nights, Austin and I tag teamed getting up and down at least twice a night to talk her back from the edge and back into the land of sleep. The second night we were there, my dad heard her crying and thought he'd do us a favor by going in and getting her back to sleep. He found a wide awake grand daughter who was really excited to see him. She sweet talked him into playing together from about 2-3 am. Grandparents are suckers.
Despite her night time wakings, she was in a great mood during the day. When we got back home, the first nap back in her crib was almost 3 hours. I think she was glad to be back in her normal sleeping environment. So are mommy and daddy... haha!
One of the many highlights of the weekend was the visit of a trumpet swan. I did my best to get a few pictures of him even though he was a bit camera shy.
So pretty!
Christmas morning we had our traditional Christmas breakfast consisting of monkey bread, fruit salad, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. That was followed by opening presents. Lots of presents. My goodness, our family spoils us!
For the most part, Adelyn was more fascinated by the bows and wrapping paper than the actual toy inside the package.
I'm also super pumped because I got a Kindle Fire! I'm still trying to figure out how to set up everything but I am going to have a lot of quality time with this new friend of mine.
Here are a few more shots of the little lady in her Christmas attire.
Lastly, this is my favorite picture of the weekend. This is my grandpa, Buford. He is 90+ years old (I can't remember his exact age). This picture caught the first moment of meeting Adelyn. He was so delighted that she was smiling at him. What made the moment even more funny was that despite how many times we told him Adelyn was a girl, he kept calling her "he, him, little fella." He also kept referring to her as the "little critter." Too funny.
We're back at home now. Bags unpacked, presents put away. I feel so blessed by my family and I always have period of adjustment after coming back from such great weekends at home. Things seem a little too quiet and I have to readjust to not having 4 others to entertain a 6.5 month old. It's good to be home though. Very good.
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