Christmas 2014 - Part 2

On Christmas Even we decorated more cookies, these ones for Santa. 

Cookie Decorating Video

My sleepy fella, dreaming of Christmas morning

Christmas Morning video:

Christmas 2014 - Part 1

Our gingerbread house really jump started the Christmas season for us.

Camden also decorated cookies with Mrs. Claus, watched the Hillsborough Santa Parade, met Santa, performed in a Christmas concert at school and became a tree :)

Christmas Concert Video

Camden picked out a beautiful tree

Gingerbread House Fun

This was the first year we built and decorated a gingerbread house together.  Camden was very excited about all the candies and it was hard to get him to put them on the house and not in his mouth!

Video

Christmas 2013

On Christmas Eve Camden and I mixed up some reindeer food for Rudolph and the other reindeer.  We dressed and went outside to sprinkle it around.  It was a pretty chilly evening so we didn't stay out too long.

We also decorated cookies for Santa.

Camden was allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve, this is from Uncle Andy!

After we went to bed, Ron heard some bells jingling outside and we came down to find our tree brimming with presents!  How exciting!

Camden came down the stairs and was wowed by everything he saw! Then it was time to open and play with all the presents!

Camden asked Santa for Buzz Lightyear and Santa delivered!!

It was a wonderful day! 

Uncle Andy

Our good friend Andy resembles Gru, a character from the movie Despicable Me, a little bit.  

Just a little though.

     

Well, to Camden, Gru is Uncle Andy and this is his reaction to the present given to him by Uncle Andy and Shelley.

Thank You Uncle Andy!  Camden will never forget you now.

Santa Visit 2013

Camden was thrilled to see Santa this year.  He jumped out of his stroller and ran up to him saying, Hi Santa!  

He sat on his knee and told Santa he would like a Buzz Lightyear.  Santa heard Buzz Radio....I hope he ends up  bring the right present.

For the rest of the day Camden told everyone we met that Santa gave him a candy cane.

Here are all the Santa pictures together.  Blows my mind how much he has grown!

Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas from our little family to yours.  We lost our tree and couldn't find it until Christmas Eve.  I thought it was in the shed, Ron thought it was in the closet.  After hunting around for a few days we found it underneath the spare room bed.

I put it up on Christmas Eve after Camden went to sleep.  Poor little Charlie Brown tree....

On Christmas morning I told Camden I had a surprise downstairs for him, then I ran down and plugged in the lights.  When I carried him down the steps he kept saying, "Ooooh, lights.".  He was enthralled with the decorations and spent some time looking at and touching them.

After breakfast Camden seemed interested in opening up his presents.  I think next year there will be no waiting!

This gift is from Auntie Cathy - 200 foam blocks, which he promptly dumped out upon opening!

This was from Grammie, another 100 blocks, which he also dumped out.  Ever see 300 blocks on the floor?

Ripping into puzzles from Grammie - they ended up all over the floor too. 

This was a package from our good friend Donna.  Camden thought the tissue paper was for blowing his nose, so he went ahead and blew!

Thank you for the cozy blanket Donna.

Niblet was getting some play time in with tissue paper and Duncan was resting in the sun.  Froot Loop was her usual antisocial self and didn't visit this Christmas.

After the fun of opening presents Camden read a book and had a snack. 

Here is a little video of the paper ripping fun he had.