Granny on Christmas

Christmas was always my Granny's favorite holiday.  That's where my mom and I got it from.  We love the presents, the decorating, the songs, spending time as a big family.  We took Aiden and my brother to see Granny on Christmas Day after we did our presents.  It was soo very special.  Granny loved on Aiden just as usual, she even talked baby talk to him and played with him.  It was priceless and I'm soo glad that we have these memories on film.  Also I was carrying my red clutch and in true Granny fashion she noticed my purse.  She is where I get my purse obsession from, and even though she may not know who I am some days, she ALWAYS knows my purse!  This time she refused to give it back to me so I had to empty it out and I gave it to her for Christmas.  She even knew who we were for a bit.  She also said Brock was her favorite, always has been, but now he has to compete with Aiden.  It was really amusing and just like Granny.  Here are the pictures...

 She recognized us, it was really special.

Just like Granny, even if she doesn't understand or remember anything she lights up when she see jewelry, babies and purses. 

AIden trying to push Granny in her big stroller chair.  :) 

An old fashioned stroller Kris and I found.  It was the neatest thing ever and I'm sure the really old residents push it around.

You couldn't understand her, but you knew she was talking baby talk.  You can even see it in this picture how sweet you is talking to Aiden.

 Papa and Granny on Christmas.

She wouldn't give that purse back at all!  She even started to cry when I took it away to take my stuff out of it.

Letting granny have my purse.

Christmas Morning Part 2

This is Christmas morning with my family now.  We were all soo very spoiled this year.

I just realized that this was my 2nd super excited face over a bag of Dove sugar free chocolates that day.

Coach Purse Money from Daddy!!

Not a good picture of me - but look at my dad and Aiden in the background.

I love my ereader, but perhaps I pose with my gifts too much??

Aiden was getting tired and he wanted more oranges so he sat by the kitchen all sad faced holding his little hands.

The.

 Best.

Gift.

Reaction.

All.

Year.

Trying them on....

 He wanted these Timberland boots for years and was soo excited to finally get a pair.

 That is one of those soda maker machines - he wanted it soo badly, he's a dork.  lol

 He was getting tired so he kept dragging around my mom's new pillow.

 He loved ripping open the paper.

Thanks to my dad - every day, mulitple times a day, Kris and Aiden play and sing to their keyboard.

 hand puppets.

It looks like Aiden is taking credit for the gift.

Brock made me a homemade gift basket - that was peppermint bubble bath he made himself for me.

 My husband has the best reactions.  I love him.

 Aiden and grandpa.  He wanted more oranges from my dad and actually yelled "grandpa" this day! 

 He thought we actually got him diaper wipes....since he's a germ-a-phobe.

 It was really a big ceramic starbucks coffee mug shaped coffee grind canister.

He figured out the etch-a-sketch right away.

He was thrilled out this huge box that was his from me.....

....Until he realized it was a portable massage table and it meant work for him!  lol How romantic! 

Gema.

 Kris playing with his new lens filters.

Last but not least, my big gift from Kris.  It's not just a solitare diamond necklace like I wanted.... he hand picked the same size and Leo diamond stone that he had put in my engagement ring and had it placed in a setting.  He wanted my necklace to be the same size and flashiness as my ring.  He did good....