Lydia had a special visitor at her daycare right before Christmas -- the man himself, Santa Claus! Lydia was more than happy to sit down with him for a picture.
We had a small Christmas the weekend before with The Husband's grandparents, who were in town from Mobile. That night she officially got to unwrap her first present with her Daddy's help.
Business picked up on Chrimstas Eve when the families from both sides got together for Christmas Crab and ornament exchanges. Lydia got quite a few ornaments. She was most pleased with the ones she could chew on.
That night she slept well while Mommy and Daddy were up late cooking and generally stressing out. It's hard to coordinate something huge like Christmas with something that needs a schedule like a six-month-old. I greatly look forward to the time when it will be Lydia who can't sleep all night because she's just so damn excited that Santa really is coming 'cause Daddy showed her EXACTLY where he is on Google Earth and we all know that Google doesn't lie. EVER.
So the next morning a well-rested Lydia wakes up to frantic parents gathering up presents, wrapping Oreo truffles, and cleaning up cat puke off the couch -- Renton's Christmas gift to us. By the time we're headed off to my parents' house it's time for a nap. This actually worked out -- we did adult presents while she was zonked and once we were done, she was up and we laid out the task before her.
Her and her cousin became literally buried in presents -- we had to keep moving them behind the kids so we could see their faces -- as we unwrapped. Lydia was mesmerized, especially by anything shiny. Her ladybug was a pretty big winner. Mommy likes her hat.
After oatmeal and a good nap, it was time to pack up and have Christmas Part Deux with The Husband's parents across town. We pack up and off we go.
Lydia was ready to be wowed again after her long nap and she wasn't disappointed. She enjoyed checking out all her toys and clothes.
Poor Lydia! Mommy has a habit of sticking bows on heads. The cats know this and keep out of range.
Soon after, Miss Lydia was quite worn out for the day. She had been in a great mood and had a blast. We all slept pretty deeply that night.
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