How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Alright, well nobody actually "stole" Christmas. In fact, we had a wonderful Christmas because we were surrounded by family and that of course, is the best thing about Christmas. BUT... if there was a Grinch and he was able to take away some of the excitement of Christmas, he came in the form of a cold. And that cold happened to none other than our little man, Harrison. He put on a brave face for some of the afternoon so that he could go through the agonizing ordeal of receiving and opening gifts. Poor guy, he even had to play with some of them just to entertain the adults who were probably more excited about the toys than he was. But by the end (middle) of the day, it was time for a good ole fashioned meltdown and the Grinch went down for a 4 hour nap. Harrison woke up later in a much more refreshed state and was able to truly enjoy some of the presents that Santa delivered. Side note: The Grinch has lingered around all week, uninvited, I might add, and he's really starting to get on my nerves. The good news is that I think he is finally ready to leave.

OK, so, back to Christmas. We got into town Christmas Eve and went to early church which was the children's program. All the kids were able to dress up and go to the front of the church as part of the Nativity. Harrison took a break from of crawling under the pews to go up front with PaPa and join the other kids. It was a very cute service. That night we had a family dinner at my parent's house. With so much family it is not hard to remember why Christmas is so special. Robert, my parents and I stayed up to prepare for Santa's arrival which is probably one of the most fun things about Christmas. And other than our uninvited visitor, the Grinch, Christmas day was a lot fun. PaPa cooked a great breakfast, there were lots of gifts to open, and there was lots and lots of family. It was a very eventful day!

Here he is trying to look like he is ready to open gifts

Brooks stayed in the Christmas spirit all day

Harrison and BeBe sharing toys...so sweet!

This is definitely one of the gifts that the adults were excited about...Harrison and BeBe were a little stand offish