Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve day and evening we spent at my parents' home. We spent the day talking and eating yummy delicious food. I love turkey and my mother's gravy should be canned for me to enjoy year around because it truly is the best! We also ate mashed potatoes, cranberry jelly, stuffing (cooked inside the turkey), rolls, and green bean casserole (that I would never touch). Ethan loved Amma's turkey and mashed potatoes and loved the veggie tray before dinner. He practically ate the whole thing on his own.

Ethan and Amma snacking before dinner

Poppa carving the turkey

Amma & Ethan during dinner

Ethan in front of how many days 'til Christmas. Ethan would always change the number to 28 every time it said 1. He loves the number 8 and I don't know why he added a two, but I guess he really would like there to be 28 days 'til Christmas?!

After dinner, we opened presents. Amma and Poppa always seem to spoil everyone. Ethan received a Spongebob Tag book, a Spongebob movie, clothes, a hippo stuffed animal, two Curious George books, a Walle computer, a Walle ornament, a Doodle Pad, a Car game for his SmartCycle, a My First Cookbook, a transformers tent, the movie Horton Hears a Who, gift cards to McDonald's and Old Navy, and a Flying Turtle! Scott & I both had Flying Turtles when we were younger and I was just jazzed that Ethan now has one as well. He caught on very well on how to ride and move it around. I know that he will have many fond memories of that toy like my brother and I have. Ethan received "sharky" from Uncle Potty and Aunt Christine and he has slept will it every single night since Christmas Eve.

Ethan will his new tag book

Ethan with his Spongebob movie
Ethan with his hippo!

Ethan on his Flying Turtle!

Uncle Potty on the Flying Turtle!

Reid also got many gifts even though he has not made his appearance yet. Amma and Poppa got him his bedding set, bottles, an ornament, and clothes.
We had a wonderful time at my parents' house with them and my brother, Christine, and Cordie their dog. Ethan of course did not want to leave, but we had to make cookies for Santa and his reindeer, so we said good-bye and set off for home. We weren't in the car more than 5 minutes before Ethan was fast asleep.

Ethan after we left Amma's & Poppa's with Sharky on his lap!


When we got home, we had to wake Ethan to make his snowman cookies for Santa. Ethan loved making a mess with the flour, dough, and sprinkles. He left Santa and his reindeer 4 snowman cookies to enjoy. He was very eager to see them gone the next morning. Ethan then went off to bed to dream of Christmas.

Spreading the flour

Cutting out the snowmen

Frosting the snowmen

Sprinkles! Sprinkles! Sprinkles!


Leaving the cookies for Santa and all the Reindeer


We had a wonderful Christmas Eve. It truly is so special to see it through Ethan's eyes. The magic of Christmas filled our day.