the big gift this year? the tricycle from grandma and grandpa. it's a very big hit. it's still a little big for her, but i think that's good, because it should fit her for a long time.
gifts started a bit early here, on tuesday night, before we left for LA. we let evie pick out the first gift to open - and since i hadn't put the trike together yet, she picked a more moderately sized package. after first picking out the two boxes for mike, she settled on a present from gladys. a very cute christmas sweater. when she saw it, though, she realized that this should not count as the one gift she should get to open and headed back to the pile. another gift from gladys. let's just say gladys knows my girl. her very own barbie computer, so she can check her email (that's what she says she's doing when she picks it up - so cute). the only problem is that walking through the airport with her happily clutching her computer, people are going to think i bought it for her...
the next morning was christmas eve. we woke evie up early, and i had a glimpse of her teenage years. she just waved me off as i tried to wake her up. eventually she did get up, and we got dressed and headed to the airport. the absolute most exciting place in the world for evie. so much to look at.
it was a smooth trip to LA. that was nice. bodes well for our trip to florida in february - i hope.
tom, margaret, evan & lena were very kind to have us down to celebrate christmas with them, tom's parents, and his two brothers. evie loved the mcdonough family. so many people to play with.
i brought down the box of bracelets from grandma for evie to open on christmas morning. they were a hit.
though lets face it, the whole day was a hit. presents, food, people. what's not to like. evie especially loved hanging out with the big kids. she was a guitar hero groupie.
the trip back was uneventful. we spent saturday in golden gate park with gaurav and his family. the academy of sciences was overrun with people, so we didn't stay too long, eventually giving up on it to head over to the playground and carousel. it's hard to believe how big these girls are getting. zyla is absolutely gorgeous.
the next day she picked up the big box from cayden to open. lots of good stuff!
i'm already looking forward to next year!
3 comments:
What fun! Looks like you had a lovely holiday.
Here's a tidbit from the news tonight: In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the bar is set high for snowfall records, measurable snow fell Tuesday for a record 22nd consecutive day in Marquette County’s Negaunee Township. The old record of 21 consecutive days with at least 0.1 of an inch of snow was set in 2000.
Save Saturday, Jan. 17, for a party at Phil's!
can i just say i am so glad i don't live there anymore! and when you check the snowfall level for marquette compared to houghton, or calumet, it can look like florida!
oh, and we'll see you on the 17th! the whole lot of us. can't wait to celebrate your happy news!
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