Fast forward to Christmas morning. Judd and I awoke at 6:30 to the excited voices of Cole and Mary Conlee. "Wake up, wake up! He came! He brought me the laptop! Santa really does make all your dreams come true," Cole exclaimed! So, we all hopped out of bed and began the opening of presents. Paper, ribbons, and tissue paper were flying everywhere. From toys to games, clothes and electronics, everyone had a super Christmas. The laptop was Cole's favorite gift. Santa also brought blue and pink iPods, a password journal, Webkinz, and a few other surprises. The one and only gift on MC's list was the password journal. Apparently, the cold weather from the trip on the sleigh affected it because it was defective upon arrival. After a few tears shed by both mother and daughter, Daddy made a call to Santa and he told us he would take care of it. We are going to switch it out tomorrow at Toys R Us, hopefully they will have one in stock. Aunt Jen told MC that the reindeer probably played with it too much on their way to Tupelo. She was satisfied with that answer and is looking forward to getting another journal soon! Santa remembered Brody and brought him a special pet fountain, which MC demonstrated for him.
We were all glad to see that Santa snacked on the reindeer cookies and milk we left for him. The reindeer feed was all gone, except for a little glitter that was stuck to the plate. The most exciting thing was the bell we found on the front steps. It must have fallen off of Santa's sleigh or from the reindeer's harness. Cole says he saw a red light shining outside his window and knew it was Rudolph checking on him! Santa left a note, promising to take good care of Henry until next year.
We had a breakfast brunch and enjoyed playing with Bubbe and Pop before they went back to Birmingham. We spent the rest of the day, still in our Christmas pajamas, playing with toys and taking long naps! One of the greatest highlights of the day was the loose tooth that made it's way out of Mary Conlee's mouth. Bubbe told her that the Christmas Tooth Fairy would make a special visit to see her. Automatically, MC decided that meant this fairy would bring her a little present instead of money. We are pretty scarce on any extra toys hidden away for times such as these. Thank goodness for Walgreens being open 24/7, 365 days a year. After all, our little angel deserves something special after the journal incident!
We made our traditional pilgrimage to the Waffle House for Christmas dinner. Why Waffle House, you ask? It's the only place open on on Christmas! We've done it for years! Then we went to see the lights and sounds of Cottonplant- just down the road from New Albany. I can't think of a more fun way to spend Christmas than with family, enjoying the simple things in life. "But I heard him exclaim,‘ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
Candlelight at Calvary
Inspecting the reindeer feed and finding the bell
Discovering the goods from Santa
The fateful password journal
His and hers iPods
I'm Mrs. John Parker Wilson (#14) to you!
Watch me first!
Brody catches on
We stayed in our Christmas pjs all day
The Christmas tooth
Waffle House on Christmas
Trip to Cottonplant
Isn't the Grinch silly?
Hot chocolate...yum!
2 comments:
Glad you had a great Christmas!! Funny, I think our tooth fairy gets a lot of loot at Walgreens as well...
Oh, Martha Ann! I can't believe you went to Waffle House on Christmas Day! We were just down the street at the IHOP! This was our first Christmas in Tupelo and I was determined not to cook! For supper that night we ate at Vanelli's. What a yummy Christmas! Congratulations to Mary Conlee for losing a Christmas tooth!
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