CHRISTMAS 2009!!

Finally I'm posting about Christmas! Christmas was fun this year. Kolton was able to kind of understand the idea of presents and that its exciting. We had been telling him for this whole Christmas season that we are celebrating Jesus' birthday and that Santa comes and brings you presents. The poor kid was confused, though. He kept asking when Jesus was going to come to his birthday. The innocence of little kids is so precious.
We ended up staying the night at Brady's parents house. On Christmas Eve we each opened up a present (well, Kolton opened up more than one because he's spoiled!). Brady and I both got pajamas, which neither of us ended up wearing Christmas Eve. Kolton opened up pajamas and a really cool and nice (according to Kolton) "Cars" blanket from Grandma Moffett. Grandma Brammer then wanted Kolton to open up one of the presents from her-a Woody toy from Toy Story.
He loves this blanket! He sleeps with it and about every night when he gets to bed he shows me his Cars blanket with Lightning McQueen on it! :) That night he kept laying on it saying "nice!" over and over. He loves that thing!
When he opened the Woody toy he didn't know what it was (he hadn't seen Toy Story ever) but Santa gave him the Toy Story DVD and since then has loved his Woody and Buzz toys!
Opening presents on Christmas Eve. I video taped him opening the blanket, so I don't have any pictures and the video won't upload on here but it cracks me up! While I was video taping him opening the blanket he kept looking at the camera and saying "cheeeeese" and then would wait for the picture to be taken so I'd just have to tell him that its ok, we got it now open your present. :)

Playing with Grandma and Grandpa Brammer on Christmas Eve.

*******CHRISTMAS MORNING*******

At about 1:00 in the morning Kolton woke up and so we brought him in to bed with us. He laid there for a minute or two and then sat up really fast and said "Santa come? Presents?" We had to tell him that he hadn't come yet and to go back to sleep. I was surprised he actually understood that concept just a little bit. I guess at 3:00 Brady heard people out in the living room so he went out there and Dylen and Madison were checking out what Santa brought them. Their mom joined them out there and then they all went to bed but Brady stayed up and kept the fire going. He went out in the blizzard and got firewood all the way down at the fence and brought it up and kept adding more wood to the fire so we'd all be warm. He came and woke us up at 6:00 or 6:30 to open presents. He's still a little kid at heart! ;)
Here's Kolton right before he was woken up Christmas morning.

And right after...

The first thing he went to go check out was the car track Santa brought him. We didn't know if Kolton would really enjoy or appreciate the car track at this age, but he loved it! I'm glad Santa brought it to him! It eats batteries though, like no ones business! In 2 days it went through 3 D batteries. A few of the stands have broken on it too so we are going to have to figure out what we can use to hold all the different sections up. While waiting in between presents, he kept going back to the car track. Definitely a big hit!


My brother, Derek, got Kolton a "Cars" tent. Kolton thinks its pretty cool to sit in that thing! I love that it has all the main characters on it! Look how happy he is when just a little piece of wrapping paper missing reveals the "Cars" present...

Kolton playing with Mater and Lightning McQueen Grandma and Grandpa Moffett gave to him. If you shake them, they will talk and then go on their own. Its pretty cool! Each time they go they go a different distance up to 20 feet.

Playing in the tent Uncle Derek gave him.

Santa brought Kolton 3 movies: Lion King, Toy Story, and the Incredibles. He also got train movies from Grandma and Grandpa Moffett. He loves movies! He's not a TV vegetable though--he plays a TON still, but when he wants to settle down or something, he loves to watch movies!



We had a good Christmas! Brady made me this awesome present. Check it out!
He mod-podged scrapbook paper and pictures on to this metal wall hanging. He also made the "LOVE" himself too. I'm impressed! It now hangs over our computer in the living room. He is so thoughtful and never disappoints with his present giving! I also got this awesome new perfume! I love it! I'd list everything we all got but I can't ever remember and it doesn't really matter, does it? I do wish I would have remembered to take a picture of us with all our presents--we do it every year, but it slipped my mind. I am glad though that we had a fun Christmas and that we are blessed with such a wonderful family. Having kids just makes Christmas that much more fun! Can't wait to spoil Lillian too! :)