Our Little Family {Christmas 2011}

Christmas morning has been set aside for Adam, Sutton and I to have breakfast together and then exchange our gifts. Since Sutton had had such a big night the night before, we actually had to wake him up on Christmas morning so he'd go back down for his morning nap in time for us to head to Newton for lunch. So much planning comes along with having a kid around the holidays!

Every morning when Sutton gets out of bed, he has to bring these two blankies with him. They HAVE to be in his high chair with him while he eats breakfast, and then after that he doesn't need them again until he goes back down for a nap. Kids are strange.

(See the blankies in the high chair?) He really wanted to play with this toy from the night before while he had breakfast. I okayed it since it was Christmas. :) Meanwhile, Adam made us waffles, eggs, and bacon. Yum.

Then it was time for presents. He loved tearing wrapping paper by this point, the problem is that he kept getting tiny pieces, which would then stick to his hands with static cling, and he'd get so frustrated and wave his hand around til they fell off. So the unwrapping was quite a slow process. :)

I helped him open one of his faves...an aircraft carrier that came with like 10 airplanes and a helicopter! He can kind of say "helicopter" or at least the "copter" part of it, which is real cute.

So many airplanes! He still hasn't parted from the helicopter. That's definitely his favorite.

Diesel snuggled onto my lap so I asked Adam to get a photo, but Sutton wanted to be in the picture, which made Diesel want to leave. I also realized that this was our first Christmas without Axl since before we were married. Missed him.

Adam also got an airplane (like father, like son), but his was too nice and high-tech for Sutton to play with.

Sutton got a basketball goal! We showed him what to do and he likes to play, but the problem is that he won't put that darn helicopter down and so he struggles to pick up the ball with one hand.

Doin some Christmas squats.

He loved all of his presents but soon went back to bed for his morning nap so he would be happy at lunch at his great-grandma and grandpa's house. More to come on that later...