We celebrated Christmas with my family over New Year's this year. It was hard to not see my family on the actual holiday, but it was so nice to spend 4 days with everyone (instead of the 24 hours we had done in previous years). Right away on Friday, we opened presents. Christmas had passed, so Grandma thought we might as well dig in right away. Punky finally got the dollhouse she had asked Santa for. It was heartbreaking to hear her tell people "Santa didn't bring me a dollhouse."
Buddy's favorites were the basketball hoop and tons of animal figurines. He's been shooting hoops all day (and clapping for himself after he makes a shot). He's been making all kinds of animal noises while playing with his new figurines (well, most animals say baa or roar, according to Buddy).
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| Making Elephant Noises |
We went to church, ate a ton of yummy food, and spent time together. We watched TV, visited the neighbor's farm animals, and played Risk, Guess Who and Life. It was great! Grandpa Max even planned a scavenger hunt for us. He wrote clues and hid them around their 80 acres. It took about an hour, and although it was a nice day for December 31st, it was windy! We'll have to try the scavenger hunt again when we are visiting in the summer.
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| Learning the rules of the game |
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| Searching for a clue |
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