Christmas

I realize it was a while ago.... 

Ethan and I went to Spokane prior to Christmas proper.  We visited Papa Dan and Grandma Colleen.  One night we drove around looking at exceptional Christmas light displays.  Ethan's favorite was a choreographed light show where snowmen threw snowballs and insults at each other.  We appreciate Papa Bear and Nanny T visiting us for a gift exchange too before Christmas Day.

We celebrated Christmas Day at our home with Grammy and Grampy.  We rounded out the season with a trip to Pasco..  Whew!  That is a lot of Christmas...

He's just so cute!  

 Playing doctor at the Children's Museum in Spokane

 Building with Grandma Colleen

 We had a day of light snow in Spokane.

Ethan loved helping Grandma Colleen move the little bear from room to room.  Each day he gets closer to finding Christmas.  A nice tradition Colleen has had with her sons since and now we are a part of:)

Ethan was beyond excited, dancing around, when he unwrapped Spiderman.

When did they start making puzzles so weird?  All the pieces that aren't border pieces are the exact same shape!  It made for a good laugh when the puzzle was complete but the picture was a little wrong.

 Our little Christmas elf loves Christmas.  He decorated almost the entire tree himself.

On Christmas Eve we left the reindeer an apple and for Santa there was lemonade and chocolate pudding per Ethan.

 Ethan dictated a letter to Santa.  He requested blueberries and asparagus:)  Here he unwraps blueberries from Auntie E.

 Grammy reads him "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly" after it is unwrapped

 I want to be in pictures with Ethan too!  Here he fake sleeps rather than smile.  Oh well.  That's how it really was:)

 Grammy made her first Gingerbread house!

 If Ethan had his way, the underside of our table would have been as decorated as the tree.

Coleson's family moved right around Christmas.  They gave us a great loft bed and this kitchen!  Ethan and Daddy make a few slight repairs.  Thank you Coleson and Danielle!