Addie LOVES christmas music. We had to listen to it a LOT during the months of October, November, and December. The car radio was always set to the Christmas song channel and at home Addie always asked for "Christmas Pandora" (Pandora is internet radio and you can choose theme-based channels. It made me laugh when we were at the store and a Christmas song came on and Addie said "Hey, they have Christmas Pandora too!"). She knows the words to the songs better than I do sometimes and often corrects me when I get them wrong, but if she doesn't know them, she'll just make up the words herself "O, Holy night, the stars are brightly SHI-ning, on a speck of food we left for santa...." Speck of food? Wha?
Anyway, between all the songs, reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Bear Stays up for Christmas, Addie was excited, to say the least :) We bought the kiddos matching PJs (And some for cousin Julie, too, you'll see later down the post) and couldn't resist having a photo shoot one night after bath. As you can see, the kiddos hammed it up for us!
(fuzzy phone pic)
We then packed the car up and the "Southern Silvestros" (as Uncle Douggo likes to call us) headed North to Doug, Alli, and Julie's house in New Jersey where Yaya and Poppy met us to celebrate the big day. Christmas Eve included a lovely pasta dinner and Addie setting out Cookies and Milk for the big guy (and a carrot for Rudolph). Yes, she's using her stocking as a glove. No, I don't know why.
No chimney to hang the stockings on with care, so we "hung" them on the back of the couch. Here is Addie posing for the photo shoot. Lest you think she's a master picture taker, lately, when you say "smile for the camera" her eyes immediately dart to the side and you have to BEG her to look at your forehead in order to get any eye contact. Let's just say, digital cameras are my friend.
Matching PJs!! Plus cuddling with Uncle Douggo
See video below to see Addie's morning story of how she found her stocking. I made her re-tell it, so it's dramatic, but not AS dramatic as the first round.
Time to open presents!!!
We got some amazing stuff! Thanks to the WHOLE family. We are so lucky!
Seriously AWESOME aprons that Great Aunt Robbie made for me and Addie!
Cuddling with the g-p's
Addie and Julie had matching holiday dresses so we plunked them down for a photo shoot.
Cole was plunked down towards the end. I think he was upset because he was still in his PJs and the girls all looked fancy. Don't you think? Again, I'm a terrible mom, because seeing him cry like this in the picture makes me laugh!
Ah, that's better mom. NOW I look more presentable.
RAWR. I gonna EAT choo.
Playing in the baby cage with Julie.
All that playing and being a baby tiger tired our poor Bubba out.
Actually, all the kids had colds (hooray for runny noses!) but we didn't know that Cole was getting sicker :( We spent two nights at Doug and Alli's then headed down to Yaya and Poppy's for two more nights. While there Cole got a bit worse and had some breathing problems. It's handy to have a pediatrician who can call in some medicine, huh? But what if you have 18 inches of snow? Yikes! Luckily, Poppy was a rockstar and cleared out the driveway and he and Steve braved the unplowed streets (before the main ones) to get the meds for the little man.
The rest of the weekend consisted of lots of fun and yee-hawing!
And despite the snow, we made it home safe and sound (it hadn't snowed here, so no driveway to plow! Woot woot!)
And I leave you with a few videos of the weekend. Enjoy!!
2 comments:
I miss you guys!!
I liked it that when Addie makes up part of a song it is like ... leave a speck of food for Santa .... she is a future democrat at heart.
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