Christmas 2014

Christmas was a whirlwind of fun this year!  So much so, that I hardly took any pictures!  The few that I did are here.  With the baby's due date so near, we stayed in CA for the holiday again this year.  We missed seeing our Wisconsin family, but it was the first time in a couple of years that our whole CA family was together which was wonderful.  

On the morning of Christmas Eve, the boys were surprised with an early visit from none other than Santa!  

Our tree, and the (first round of) gifts!

Gus proudly hanging his Optimus Prime transformer ornament on the tree...

...and making sure to point it out for us!

The boys opening a joint gift from the Fond du Lac Anderson's…a transforming remote controlled car!

You can't see his face, but I promise the look was priceless...

…unmistakeable excitement and sheer joy!  A Frozen clock!! (The exact one he threw his first major public tantrum over when we didn't let him take one home from Target during a recent shopping trip).  Thank you Minnesota Anderson's!!!  Huge hit!  

Intently studying the clock.  It hadn't even dawned on him that he might be able to…take…it…out…of…the…box?!?

Arjen found a back scratcher in his stocking and knew exactly what to do with it! 

 We made our way to Davis by evening on Christmas Eve.  The boys had received new bathrobes and slippers for Christmas, and Arjen decided that was the required outfit to go looking for Santa!  He even convinced Baba that she should put hers on too.

With everyone xmas-jammied up, it was prime time for a photo op with Baba and her grand-babes.

 Christmas morning came and went with more presents to open, more family to share it with, and not a single picture to show for it.  We had a wonderful day, and by the end of the day, Arjen even came up to me with arms opened wide, gave me a big hug and whispered in my ear: "Mama?  This was the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!".  Melted my heart on the spot.  Where does he come up with this stuff?