We spent Christmas Eve with Matt's parents and sister. We had a tasty turkey dinner, opened presents (I got a soft blanket and slippers while Matt got some tools. Thanks Patti and Wendell!), and had a Christmas moment about the symbolism behind Christmas trees.
Our Christmas tree
Stormy loved to hide under the treeSanta came to our home a little early, so on Christmas eve we just had to open our presents from the big guy. Matt got a mini remote control car, and the cats love to chase it and be chased.
Stormy and Chas look like Godzilla cats compared to the remote control.On Christmas morning we woke up around 8:00 and found that Santa had filled our stockings with goodies!
Stockings by the fireplace
Showing off our loot
Santa brought Matt some body spray, Andes mints, a Homer Simpson ornament, shaving
cream and a Save A Blade. Santa brought me a couple ornaments, gloves,
and chocolate covered cherries.
cream and a Save A Blade. Santa brought me a couple ornaments, gloves,
and chocolate covered cherries.
Matt and I spent the morning opening up the presents from each other, saving one each to open at my parents house later that afternoon. I gave him a hard time about the gifts that he gave me, but I really did love them. See if you notice any theme to the gifts...
Crock pot and pots and pans? I joked around that he was being a sexist by getting me these gifts as a way to hint that I should be spending more time in the kitchen. And then later that afternoon I opened a fitness game for the wii fit featuring Jillian from the Biggest Loser. So now he's telling me I'm fat and need to lose weight? Sexist pig? NO! I actually had all of the gifts on my Christmas wish list, so it was great. But I did love giving him a hard time about it...and still do!
I hope Matt liked his presents as much as I liked mine.
Showing off his new shirt
Doing his best model pose in his new shirt
I confused him a little by disguising his next gift
But he figured it out and was very excited. (It's an Ipod)
Then he was happy to get an FM transmitter (so he can listen to the mp3
player over the car radio)
Crock pot and pots and pans? I joked around that he was being a sexist by getting me these gifts as a way to hint that I should be spending more time in the kitchen. And then later that afternoon I opened a fitness game for the wii fit featuring Jillian from the Biggest Loser. So now he's telling me I'm fat and need to lose weight? Sexist pig? NO! I actually had all of the gifts on my Christmas wish list, so it was great. But I did love giving him a hard time about it...and still do!I hope Matt liked his presents as much as I liked mine.
Showing off his new shirt
Doing his best model pose in his new shirt
I confused him a little by disguising his next gift
But he figured it out and was very excited. (It's an Ipod)
Then he was happy to get an FM transmitter (so he can listen to the mp3player over the car radio)
And don't worry, we didn't forget about the cats. They got their own feast on Christmas day! Fancy Feast to be precise! It was so fancy it almost looked good enough for me and Matt to eat!
Chas and Stormy chowing down
Me and Matt at my parents
The tasty spread of goodies
Mom showing off her new slippers
Mojo the Christmas puppy
Yeah, a wii fit! Thanks Melissa!!
I finally got Matt his dream car. I think it's a little small though..
Matts new Putt n Hazard. Thanks mom and dad!
Chas and Stormy chowing downLater that afternoon Matt and I went to my parents to continue to Christmas celebrations! The four of us sat around the living room and took turns opening presents in the fine tradition of youngest to oldest!
Me and Matt at my parents
The tasty spread of goodies
Mom showing off her new slippers
Mojo the Christmas puppy
Yeah, a wii fit! Thanks Melissa!!
I finally got Matt his dream car. I think it's a little small though..
Matts new Putt n Hazard. Thanks mom and dad!Christmas was only missing two things: my brother and sister! It's too bad we couldn't have the whole family together, but they were there in spirit! There were also many other great gifts, I just don't have photos of everything. If there's not a photo of a gift, it doesn't mean that I liked them any less though. It was a great Christmas, so thanks to everyone who made it special for us!
6 comments:
Hey it looks like you had a great Christmas! Do you want me to send some recipes for your new kitchen supplies? Just kidding! We got alot of kitchen stuff too. That teeny car looks cool. Where did you find it? I think your cats are adorable! Merry Christmas!
I love the shot of Mo with the bow on his head! I miss that guy! :-(
Wow! You guys had an awesome Christmas! Looks like so much fun!
Hey Kristin - hate to bug you but I noticed Diana's blog on here. Would you mind asking her if I can look in on them? my e-mail is lisat563@yahoo.com Thanks!
Hmmm... how did Matt know that you'd be getting a Wii Fit? A Christmas miracle, gov'nah!
It sounds like you had a great time. It was so sad I couldn't be with you guys.
Thanks so much for the Zoo pass. I LOVE it! I can't wait to go over and over.
Loved your pictures! You got lots of kewl stuff, even if much of it involves that foreign art (to me, at least): COOKING. I loved the pictures of Stormy hiding amongst the gifts, and the 2 cats looming over the teeny car. Were they scared of it?
We loved having you over, but we did miss Melissa & Steven. Wish they could've come, darn it! Maybe next year, I hope!
Couldn't help but notice how BARE our walls looked. Yikes! We need to go shopping! I don't want to use our old pictures, but we'll see. . . BTW, that toffee you made was GOOD!! I'll need to borrow the Wii Fit to work off all the extra pounds :-0
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