One Memory At A Time: Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve Cory's parents came over to do our Christmas together. Landrie was so excited and so ready to open presents. She did so well this year with presents being under the tree. I am sure it helped when I told her "if you open one before you are supposed to you don't get to keep it." She left them alone. But she did ask if she could pick them up and shake them. lol I didn't mind her doing that. But she definitely got great stuff from Cory's parents as did Cory and I. It was nice just to sit and relax and just enjoy it all. We ordered pizza and just hung out and had no dishes or cleaning to do afterward. Well except for all the wrapping paper and the almost impossible to open toy packages.

* Sorry for the pics not being resized and sharpened for web (i.e. not looking as good) I am just trying to get caught up on the blog and editing takes so much extra time that I really don't have. So just be happy I am getting caught up. :)

Instead of a stocking, Cory's mom gave her a small princess backpack filled with things, she loves it

The Barbie Beetle car that Landrie fell in love with last year after Christmas at a friends house so I had to get her one this year and of course they didn't sell them in stores anymore so I had to buy it off of ebay. We always let her open one gift from us on Christmas Eve and she opened the car, she loves it. I am so glad I got it for her.

Opening presents from Nana & Paw Paw

She has been asking for the Wedding Barbie for months, she was so excited

Nana even found her the matching Barbie dress up dress!!! She was in heaven, she loves to play "married" as she calls it. lol

Nana and Paw Paw got her a princess castle, the thing is huge! Right now while it's still so new and fun we have temporarily moved the coffee table in the formal living room and put it there.

Later that night we put out cookies and milk for Santa, Landrie had to taste the milk and make sure it was okay for Santa to drink. LOL

Oh and the cookies too, haha, that's my girl, sweet tooth just like Mommy and Poppie. :)

The Garland that Cory made, we saw it at Gaylord when we went to see the ICE exhibit and he came home and knew he could make it. He did a great job and everyone who saw it loved it. Next year we are going to do it in the other archway we have like that. (Ignore the Dyson vacuum and Shark steam mop, we had been cleaning, lol)