Happy birthday Jesus!

Well, it's finally here- Christmas!

I kept asking you every day whose birthday it was on Christmas and you kept saying it was God's. I guess you are not wrong, but I reminded you it was Jesus' birthday and that's why we celebrate Christmas. I was actually a little bit annoyed leading up to Christmas because you haven't been behaving well. You've actually been throwing a lot of tantrums and saying bad words- i.e., Hot Jesus (I think you learned this at daycare). I felt like you didn't deserve to open presents. Plus, with the tragedy that happened at Newtown I wanted this to be a more meaningful Christmas. I really want to do something different when you are a bit older and maybe get you to volunteer with me somewhere so that you realize there's a lot more to Christmas than getting gifts. What really bummed me out was when you said, "Mommy, can you get me more gifts?" after you opened all your gifts. And this was after you opened so many gifts!

Opening the first gift.

I can't remember who this was from, but it may be from Jenn and Ed.

Same with this book.

Kendall got a rattle from Jenn and Ed and a couple of other baby toys.
The Minnie Mouse kit is from Dennis' co-worker for Kendall.

Kendall loves her little toy and she won't let go!

From Dennis' co-worker, you got a Cars Crayola set.

Excuse your jjing jjing (grumpy) face. I think you were overwhelmed with all the gifts.
This Nativity scene set was from Auntie Jess and Uncle Wayne.

Look how happy Kendall is! She is my little angel.

I wrapped 2 gifts your Toronto grandparents bought you from their Asian vacation.
They bought a top and a blowfish that lights up.

The top is really cool. It lights up and makes music. It's quite loud so you are a little scared of
it. You kept grabbing the top to stop it from spinning and making loud noise.

Your Vancouver grandparents and Auntie Jane bought a ton of gifts for you that were pretty
good. Auntie Jane asked me what you needed/wanted so I gave her a few ideas and she went
with it. 

Because of you love movies, she got you a few DVD's- 1 being a Christmas Classics set.
I think you also got How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Mommy and daddy got you a key ring toy that makes sounds. You always drive your
Lightning McQueen car and you were using Kendall's teething ring to pretend that it was a key
ring for your car. That's why I bought this for you.

We also got you an addition to your Thomas the Train set.

And more from us- a Cars activity set. You absolutely love Cars so anything with Lightning McQueen
is a hit for you.

Kendall got a ton of clothes from Auntie Jane and your Vancouver grandparents. What a lucky
girl she is!

Your Vancouver grandparents/Auntie Jane also got you lots of Leap Frog books. They were all
Disney-branded books so I know they weren't cheap. Thank you!

Look how happy you are.

Mommy and daddy got you a microphone so you can perform your Gangnam Style song and
dance for us since that's what you love to do these days.

Already testing the microphone…

Last, but not least, your Toronto grandparents bought you a huge remote control truck.
Look how awe-struck you are!

You got gifts from Auntie Sara and Uncle Dan, but you opened it at our family Christmas party on Saturday so that's why it's not here. They got you a Cars drinking cup that you absolutely adore, a Thomas & Friends lunch box and the movie Rio. They got Kendall a baby toy that we can hang off her jumper. And Kendall also got something from Auntie Jessica and Uncle Wayne, but I must have forgotten to take photos of that. They got her a Peter Rabbit body suit that I've been desperately needing. I love suits that cover Kendall's head and cover her feet because it's so convenient to travel with and perfect for when I have to put her in the Baby Bjorn. Thank you!