Festivities

Christmas with a 1-year-old is definitely more fun than Christmas with a newborn.  
Bliss eventually learned what unwrapping presents was all about, although she cared more for the paper and bows than anything.

She was also quite meticulous. 
Her typical present unwrapping including approximately 100 tears, and she watched every little piece of paper fall to the ground.

We were spoiled, as usual. 

Dave and I made it to Christmas Eve before we opened our gifts to each other.   
We only "kind of" knew what we were getting.  
We suck at secrets, and I tell you, making it to Christmas Eve night was a feat for us.

I got a lot from my multiple paged list.

This is "hello", but said more like "oh". 
Currently, anything substitutes for a telephone, including green beans, hands, rubber ducks, Barbies, remote controls, binkys, sippy cups, and shoes.

 

We had a very happy holiday, and even stayed up for New Year's.  
{I think that's a first.}
Although we didn't see the clock strike midnight because we were having too much fun making and puzzle and playing X Box at Preston & Natalie's house.  It certainly wasn't our intent to overstay until almost 1. . .
Once we saw the time we decided to leave, especially since we thought we'd be in bed by 10.
And Bliss was still awake.