That afternoon we went over to our friends' house and had a nice dinner of cornish game hen and ham plus all the extras. Kayla and their daughter had fun playing together and we played a couple rounds of Jenega before it was time to dig in to the pies! I brought the Banana Carmel Spice Pie. We were able to take some leftovers home so I don't have to cook tonight!
"Wow!" she exclaimed!
I can really open presents now?!
She was so excited to get the newest Boz DVD
Grandma brought this book back from Scotland. It's called "Hamish the Hairy Haggis" and that little ball of fur to the left of Kayla is "Hamish" which Kayla calls a cat. So what is Haggis? It's a traditional Scottish dish that sounds absolutely disgusting. Click the link if you want to know what's in it! Some Scots say Haggis is a small animal native to Scotland - hence the book and furball (folklore of course!)
A purse/book from her great-grandparents
Concentrating on the Dora phone that is talking to her
Love the expression on her face here! She received 2 tshirts that say "My Aunt is a Firefighter"
She was actually signing "firefighter" but she signs it at the back of her head instead of the front!
What has them so surprised?
It's beautiful isn't it?!
Finally all done...until the in-laws arrive on Fri and fill the space under the tree up again!
Mike from Something About Parenting offered a few readers a free "scribble" a while back and I was lucky enough to send him a picture he could use. I was so impressed with what he sent me, it just came out so beautifully and I had tears in my eyes! I couldn't wait for Joe to open it yesterday morning! Needless to say he loves it as well. Thank you so much Mike for the amazing job you did!
That is a beautiful pic.Looks like Kayla cleaned up in the presents department and looks like you all had a great time!Mery Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMike did a beautiful job! What a wonderful gift to give to Joe! Love, Aunt Debbie
ReplyDeleteWOW what a great pictue. Can we come to your house for Christmas? Kayla looks like she had so much fun.
ReplyDeleteMy friend in NJ makes Haggis (ugh I will not touch it).
HUGS!
Kayla looks like she had a blast opening gifts. I love the expression on her face when she was opening her tshirts. Too cute. And, wow!! That picture of Kayla looks amazing!! That's a "scribble"??? Holy Cow!! Oh, and her little "hairy haggis" looks very much like a "tribble" we got a long time ago for the kids. HOw funny the things you make me remember.
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Haggis is disgusting. LOL- I'll stick with the furry creature version myself.
ReplyDeleteThat "scribble" is beuatiful. She's lovely!
Totally feels like we were there! Great photos and I am so happy to read that your Christmas was wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat certainly is a beautiful picture of Kayla!! ( the scribble) And she looks so excited opening her presents! Little children make Christmas such a magical time. Great pictures Michelle....Im glad you had a great Christmas! Thank you so much for sharing them!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful Christmas! Kayla looks like she had a wonderful time and that Santa was very good to her. She's such a doll. Have a wonderful Christmas week:)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had an awesome Christmas...one of my good friends in Blogland is from Scotland...if you ever come by and see a gal named Horizon in comments...she is right good gal!!
ReplyDeleteLove that drawing of Kayla!!
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Michelle, I love all of Kayla's expressions. The "scribble" of Kayla is down-right beautiful!
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these moments are priceless! I love the sketch!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my, the picture is beautiful. I'm sure your husband just loved it! Glad to hear you had a Merry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle, We're waiting for my brother-in-law and his family to arrive for another day of sightseeing. It was the Alamo and Riverwalk yesterday. Today it's Fredricksburgh, tomorrow Austin and friday Houston. Whew!! I had a few minutes and thought I would check on a couple of my favorite people.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are wonderful. Looks like you had a special Christmas. Enjoy your time with family. This is such a great time of year.
See ya soon!!
Wouldn't it be nice if it were the holidays every day minus the consumerism. Such beautiful pics.
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What a beautiful picture of Kayla! It looks like she had a wonderful Christmas! I love the t-shirt!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours dear Michelle!! I so loved seeing the expressions on Kayla's face with every present...she's just so adorable:-) And oh my, what a beautiful drawing of Kayla that Mike did...what a treasure!!! Much love xox
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks so much for sharing the delightful pictures! Love those sleepy eyed mornings full of surprise and wonderment when little ones get to ppen all their presents.
ReplyDeleteShe looks like she just loved everything! The portrait Mike did is gorgeous and something to cherish forever! Just beautiful! :)
I've said it before~but I so enjoy all the pictures you post of Kayla. I love her suprised look!
ReplyDeleteShe is an awesome little girl!
I've been waiting for these photos, Michelle. She's so adorable. And you got wonderful photos that captured her excitement.
ReplyDeleteThe drawing is amazing. I can only imagine how happy you are to have it.
With more family arriving Friday, goodness, you're having a week-long Christmas!
Hehe, I've HEARD of Haggis; a friend of mine tried to get me to eat it, but I wasn't brave enough. :)
ReplyDeleteThe drawing of Kayla is gorgeous!
Glad ya'll had a great Christmas!
Ah, what a beautiful, happy girl!!!!! She looks like she had a blast. Isn't it fun to watch kids open presents!? I love that she signs "fireman" behind her head. It makes sense to me, as their hats tilt that way, right? :)
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Great Christmas!! And that picture DID turn out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteLovely gifts for a lovely girl. She is so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWow looks like you had a wonderful day! Her expressions are so adorable. The picture is beautiful. Hope the upcoing year brings many many blessings.
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful picture!!! Just beautiful... Kayla looked so into opening her gifts....:)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness!!! Mike did an awesome job on that!!! Maybe I should just BEG him to do one for me.
ReplyDeleteYou took some really great photos. I love the look on her face.
Looks like Kayla had alot of fun opening her gifts! I just love the expression on her face opening the shirt. She is just so cute. It is sad x-mas is over with. I just love that picture of Kayla. wow he did a wonderful job! I do love all the pictures of your little angel but that one is my favorite!
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