Did Santa come to your house?
I’m not sure if there were gifts left over after he visited us…
I have it on good authority that it took him and Mrs. Claus until around 2 am to put that kitchen together. If he’s reading this, we’d like for him to know just how worth it it was, and to say we’re sorry if it made him fall behind in his rounds….
Once the Little Man arrived (with his Mama in-tow), the party started really rockin’!
Niko’s got a very special style when it comes to opening gifts!
The day was filled with tea parties, music, and dancing, followed by a true Christmas Feast with a crown roast of pork at the center of the table (no photos – I was too busy carving!). Angel’s parents came down for the day, as well as Auntie Sarah and Niko, Uncle James, and my youngest stepson, all the way from California, Angel’s Uncle Ollie.
A happy day, filled with love and good cheer….
Now, a bit of Rest and Recovery is in order.
Good idea, Niko!
The kids are so lovely
Thanks, Alberto. I’m sure there were just as many beautiful smiles at your house…
Those grandbabies of yours are downright edible! Santa and Mrs. Claus have excellent taste in mini-kitchens, I must say. So glad you had a wonderful day.
Thanks, Janine…*I* think so, but I’m slightly biased…
Glad you all had a great day – that little kitchen looks quite high-tech!
Thanks, Cathy. Grandad – I mean, SANTA – had no idea what he was in for when he ordered that kitchen!
The smiles made it all worthwhile, though
Grandma that was a great idea for the young chef cookware. However, the bubble wrap is the best gift ever and it looks like it tuckered Angel right out. I hope Santa was good to you. Take care, BAM
Naw, Bobbi…Niko was actually on the floor as part of a kid’s exercise/dance video we got for them. He popped right back up the second the flash went off!
Angel and Niko must have been very good children last year! That sure is some kitchen that Angel got. The year after Sis got her Easy Bake Oven, Dad was treated to min-meals that she had “cooked” on its stove top. He played along and ate it all, including the potatoes, poor guy. I hope Angel’s Grandpa fares better.
Funny thing about that kitchen – Niko has one that’s nearly identical (different colors) that Sarah and Joe picked up for free from Craigslist…The kids both adore it, so Santa brought one for Angel, too…
Your Dad was a good sport…
Love that kitchen … looks like pressies were being opened before dawn
Laura
It was after 7 am, Laura, but so cloudy that there wasn’t much sunlight…
And she stayed in her jammies til nearly noon….
I love the kitchen! Someone will be a very busy little cook. Your home looks cozy and inviting.
Thanks, Alice. We are Tea Party Central right now, with every stuffed animal she owns getting a turn at the table. Which may take a week…
They really had fun, didn’t they. Kids are the joy of Christmas. Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
They had a ball…and next year will be even better!
The love to cook, must it be, like Granddaughter, like Grandmother?
Happy New Year, Marie!
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They love to cook, whether it’s pretend, or dragging a stool to the counter in the kitchen to stir and mix…Niko’s Mama loves to cook, too.
There is nothing quite so special as spending Christmas with small children, you can spend Christmas through their eyes of innocence and amazement with all that happens. It is so lovely. I can see you had a wonderful day. We did too.
I can put up with all kinds of things from the adults, as long as I can watch those kids have a good time – you know what I mean?
So glad your family had a good Christmas!
I most certainly do know what you mean, Christmas is so much more special with kids around.
I loved the photos of all the smiles….Santa really did leave some wonderful presents to very good little boys and girls.
Thanks, Karen. Three days on, and we’re still cooking up a storm…
Merry Christmas to you all.. Those two little ones make it all worth while don’t they? Have a lovely day Marie.. c
Thanks, C. They do make it worth the mayhem!
Looks like exhausting fun!
I’m sure you recognize it from your own house? Christmas with the Little Ones – the Most Exhausting Love there is!
I´m so happy for you that you were all together. I know it must have been very hard work and exhausting, but sometimes you just have to go for it….any chance of a rest now for you all?!
I barely got out of my Jammies on Thursday
We’re getting better!
What a great kitchen! And now I understand why Santa had no room on the sleigh for the pony my daughter asked for – it was filled with presents for your delivery! Sounds like you have a lovely day, just like a Christmas day should be.
AH! Maybe that’s why I never got the one I asked for!
Hope your Christmas was wonderful, Sarah!
Looks like fun was had by all! I am only a little bitter that Santa gets all the credit for the hard work that goes into Christmas. It is worth it in the end though.
Boy, is it…even on 3 hour’s sleep, the look on her face made it all worthwhile.
And, don’t sweat that ‘credit’ thing…as soon as they’re old enough to be let-in on the Game, proper credit will be given!