Christmas Morning {2010}

Austin was up way before the sun on Christmas morning. It was too dark for him to even notice Santa had been there. We attempted to keep him in bed until we realized we were both too excited to go back to sleep.

As with the stockings, he was a little confused about why these presents just showed up in our living room. He was cautiously excited until he realized that all of this stuff was REALLY for HIM!

 Santa came through... a fork lift! Just what Austin asked for when we visited him at the mall!

We spent the rest of the morning playing with new toys, eating yummy leftovers from the FerFer's and getting ready for Christmas night with Nana, Pa and Aunt B!

Wordless Wednesday: Where is my red car?

Christmas Eve {2010}

 

Christmas Eve couldn't have been any prettier this year. It was just enough snow for a white Christmas! We spent a quiet morning at home before heading to the Grandma and Grandpa FerFer's. 

Austin loved spending time with his Uncle Jonathan. They haven't seen each other in some time, but it didn't take long for them to bond over matchbox cars! We were all blessed with lots of goodies, including a cat piano, a truck that stores matchbox cars, and Alphie the Robot.

 

Austin was wore out by the time we left for home. He didn't even get to leave Santa any cookies!


 

Special Announcement

 

I would like to take a break from this Holiday recap for a special announcement......

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Goal #2 of 2011 is COMPLETE! As of today, we have been Paci FREE for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!

 The first picture of the beloved Paci {4 weeks - Aug 2008}

  

The last picture of Austin and his Paci {Almost 2 1/2 - Dec 2010}

  

We'd like to give a shout out to Aunt B for making this possible! She pretended to throw his paci in the trash...and the rest is history! He's only asked for it a handful of times since "B threw my paci in trash!" Who knew it would be this easy?!? Thanks, Aunt B!!!!! Now you can get to work on potty training... :)

Austin's Message From Santa

 

You can see the video here: Austin's message from Santa

He obviously wasn't sure what to think about Santa talking to him through Mom's computer...but I sure thought it was cute!