Friday morning the whole crew went out for a wonderful breakfast at the Cider Mill. It was empty with the exception of us. We had a great time and a very nice meal, thank you Tiffany and Ian. After breakfast, us guys went riding on the dirt bikes. Mom was very specific that dad had to be back by 2pm to take over babysitting duties. When dad called at 1:30 on a trail somewhere in New York State explaining to mom he wanted to extend his curfue, she agree but was not happy. They headed home together rather then having dad face the wrath of mom alone. :)
The whole trip Miss Charlotte was not sleeping very well. Naps were virtually non-existant. Night time sleeping turned into waking up hourly starting at 11pm. It was so bad dad and mom rotated nights sleeping with her. During the day Charlotte seemed ok despite the lack of sleep. She loved playing with Liam. She also finally started to sign to us. We had been trying forever to get her to use sign language with no luck until this trip when she would take her two hands and touch fingertips to fingertips together, the sign for "more". Probably not a great word to teach her but it was a start. If dad could only get her to sign "You are the most handsome and intelligent man in the world" he would be happy. For now he will settle with the word "more".
Friday night was our Christmas eve. Pat and Larry Ross came over for dinner. Dad helped stir the pots while Nanny cooked a tenderloin wrapped in Bacon (wink wink). Abigail and Oliver got Oh My Dog! dog perfume/cologne from them. They now smell so good. Thank you Pat and Larry! Then it was off to bed to wake up to on Christmas morning to a livingroom full of presents!
Charlotte loved opening her gifts. She was so excited to see them all under the tree. It took almost six hours to open all of the gifts (with a break for breakfast). Charlotte loved all of them but really loves the pink Disney princess car. And of course she still loves to eat the wrapping paper...and her favorite toy is the Goat that sings "The Lonely Goatherd" from the Sound of Music. Yes dad had never seen the movie, nor does he care to, but he knows the words to the song now. Every day we listen to it. At least 3 or 4 or 10 times in a row.
Saturday evening Nannys family came over for Christmas dinner. There were more kids running around then I have ever seen outside of a school function. Yes even more kids then at Kelly and Daves chistening. Aunt Becky and Uncle Bill I don't know how you do it. I have a hard time keeping track of one child and two dogs...let alone 10 children. It might be more....I had a hard time counting since they were moving around so much. I think Hannah had more than one brownie (I counted three). PS. Did anyone make it to bed in your house? We had fun and Charlotte loved seeing everyone.
Sunday we packed up the cars and headed home. On top of Charlotte getting tons of gifts....mom and dad were also taken care of. We are both very thankful for the generosity of
2 comments:
Sounds like an awesome time!! Charlotte looks so cute in her dress and tights...so jealous...maybe I'll have to put Haden in some tights before he gets old enough to realize what I've done! Great family photo of all of you!!
Charlotte is too cute in her little outfit! Glad you guys had a nice weekend! Happy Holidays!
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