Elsie dragged herself out of bed earlier than usual to observe the festivities.
Arabelle can't seem to leave Elsie alone (but who can blame her).
Jeffrey's stocking had several little toy story action figures and this cool truck (all thrift store finds).
Elsie was quite excited about her stocking which included two milk bones and a Santa Claus ball.
Santa brought this gas pump (another thrift store purchase, and missing a few parts, but Jeffrey recognized its purpose immediately and was quite thrilled with it).
Jeffrey had a really hard time waiting his turn to open presents.
And here's Arabelle, up to her usual climbing.
And the big present of the year (and probably the next several years) is a power wheels truck! John put it together then we put it back in its huge box and I used two rolls of wrapping paper to wrap it in. Jeffrey was duly impressed by the "big box". Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the unveiling because I got it all on my new! video camera. Still shots would have been nice as well, so I will have to learn to take advantage of both.
I wasted no time whipping up this stop sign for him to use. I was planning on sticking it in the ground somewhere in the yard, but he just wanted to carry it with him. He would occasionally hold up the sign and yell "stop" and then stop his vehicle.
His truck bed has a working tailgate, and he spent some time using it to transport rocks. This power wheels also features a working radio, which Jeffrey particularly seemed to enjoy.
Around 1:30 p.m. we dragged a crying Jeffrey away from his truck so we good go up to John's parents' house, where we exchanged gifts and enjoyed Christmas treats and Mexican cuisine. It was lots of fun, but I was too involved to take many pictures. The following picture of a worn-out Elsie should pretty much sum it all up.
And this is Arabelle trying to put the reindeer antlers back on.
At the end of the evening, Santa dropped by.
Jeffrey was excited to see him, which is great progress from the two previous Christmases.
Arabelle, on the other hand, was wary.
She's reaching for me of course. She's a very clingy baby, and seems to be getting clingier by the day.
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