Christmas

On Christmas Eve afternoon, we headed over to our neighbors' home to make cookies. All together there were 12 kids between the ages of 7 and 1. First, the kids used cookie cutters to create their shapes. Colin made star, a gingerbread man and a snowman. Tatum went with a flower and a gingerbread man. The kids played while the cookies baked and then came back together to decorate them. Colin used white frosting and loved the sprinkles. He ate one of the sugar decorations whole! Tatum enjoyed the chocolate frosting. When we got home, they each enjoyed one of their creations.
Nana came over around 4:00 to open gifts. Colin didn't like the whole unwrapping thing. It seemed that he felt he was breaking it by ripping the paper. Major meltdown followed! Dennis took him downstairs to regroup and he enjoyed playing quietly. Tatum on the other hand, thought that the ripping was the best part. Her favorite toy was a shopping cart which she filled with her new little mommy cleaning stuff. She also put her two babies in to get pushed around. When Colin re-emerged, he enjoyed his toys once they were unwrapped. His favorites were the puzzles.
On Christmas morning, we had cinnamon buns heated in our neighbor's oven. It seems something had spilled in ours and smoke filled the kitchen when we turned it on. No worries though...Dennis cleaned it as good as new! We opened gifts slowly and Colin did great. Nana came at noon and Bob and Moira followed soon after. The kids were happy to see everyone, but a little leery that Mom was about to leave. Once they realized that everyone was staying, happiness was had by all! It was so nice to spend the day with my family.