Your second Christmas! I think you had way more fun than your first. You got to eat fish and coleslaw, salad, spaghetti, you got to break bread with the family (translate: shovel it all into your mouth as fast as you could), and you got to open a TON of presents! After seeing the change that a year makes, I'm so pumped to see what you can do by Christmas 2016!!
Here you are a few days before Christmas, getting into mischief. I think you look just like your Daddy here, but everyone says you are a mini ME :) I'm also 99% sure that you threw your first temper tantrum when we told you that opening presents early is not okay, and that you absolutely could NOT eat the ribbon that Gigi attached to the gift...
We celebrated Christmas Eve at our house for the first time. It was so special! We decorated our little hearts out with a new tree, filled out the fireplace mantle with twinkle lights and garland, and even did the buffet table too. I don't know what it is, but holiday decorations just set the mood for the season :) I'm also positive that next year we'll have to make some major changes since you'll be into everything and so will your little sister!
I do want to tell you a little about why we have this particular dinner since to an untrained eye, it might seem a little strange and nontraditional to eat fries and Joe's Crab Shack for Christmas Eve. But your Grannie grew up in an Italian house where this wasn't uncommon. The fish feast is referred to as the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" and dates back centuries. We obviously only feasted on one type of fish, but you get the idea! (And the fries are just an added bonus - or so says your Daddy.)
I'm sorry about how crappy the dinner picture turned out. In my pregnancy-fueled hunger I just snapped a picture and didn't think about straightening out the plates or making it look particularly nice. I was toooooo hungry!! Like you, I couldn't wait to eat. Here you are, chowing down on the bread that we
After we ate, you got a bath from your Daddy and Auntie Caroline (don't believe a word she says...she LOVES giving you baths!) while I did the dishes with Grannie and Grandma Joanne. Then when you were changed into your Christmas pajamas, you got to open all the presents!! Talk about fun :)
You did a fabulous job unwrapping a million gifts and were quite spoiled rotten as I suspected you would be. We all had so much fun watching you before you went off to bed. Your grandmas and aunt love you soooo much!
The next day, Christmas Day, your Gigi and Papa G came over and you attacked Christmas 2K15 Part Two. The present unwrapping took forever because again, you were spoiled :) You got tons of new things to play with including books, a Beatbo, and puzzles. I'm a terrible mommy and forgot to take pictures, but trust me, fun times were had by all!
I'm so happy that you enjoyed yourself this holiday, Pemberley. I really can't tell you how much it means to your Daddy and me that you're a part of our family and that we get to celebrate with you. It's only going to get better every year!
Merry Christmas, Pem! With so much love,
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