Dave and I really struggled with deciding on what to get Miles for Christmas this year. In fact, we took back a couple of things we had bought before Christmas but couldn't settle on. He is a very loved little boy and has a million and one toys. He was in need of some clothes, but family helped us out in that department with their gifts to him. We ended up at Wal-Mart Christmas Eve Day and just bought stuff out of desperation and ended up taking some of it back too! Ha!
For Christmas Eve we spent the evening with Dave's brother, Zach, and his family. Their little girl, Lily, is about six months younger than Miles. They both really like each other and play well together. It was fun celebrating with them! Tammy and I both had the same idea and gave Christmas PJs as the Christmas Eve gift. I think that is a tradition for a lot of families!
Miles & his PJs
Lily loved the pockets on her new PJs!
Dave reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Miles in his PJs
We tried to put the kids in the same bed together that night. They both fell asleep instantly because they were both exhausted but that didn't last the whole night. Miles woke up and turned the light on in Lily's room so Lily ended up moving in to Zach & Tammy's room to finish out the night. Miles did not get much sleep the rest of the night. He was up and down all night. Christmas morning came and the adults were all a little grumpy because we were all so tired!
Christmas morning - Lily's cute curls didn't survive the rough night
He was so anxious to open presents
Looking in his stocking
We couldn't find him a big Buzz like he wanted so we got the next best thing! Ha!
He didn't really play with this much so we took it back and he picked out a "Tractor Tippin'" toy from the movie Cars instead
At his daycare's Christmas program he asked Santa for a trash truck and Santa delivered
Lily got a BIG doll house
Zach was the only adult who wanted his picture taken!
Playing together - notice Miles has his trash truck IN the doll house
He LOVES trash trucks
After presents were opened Miles and Lily didn't play together as well as they had been. They both became possessive of their new toys which is to be expected I guess. Their lack of sleep started to kick in as well.
Later Christmas morning we drove up to Dayton, Idaho to see Dave's dad. It was good to see him and Miles enjoyed showing Grandpa his new toys. We then went back to Zach and Tammy's house and cooked ourselves a nice little Christmas dinner. It was yummy! Zach, Tammy, and Lily had gone over to Tammy's parent's house so we had their house all to ourselves. Miles seemed to relax a little and we all vegged in front of the TV for a while. It was a nice day.
That evening Lily and Miles entertained us and boy were they a hoot. I was laughing so hard I was crying! Those two are so cute together!
Watch out boys! Lily has some moves!
The best part of this video is at the 12 second mark
Our original plan was to leave the day after Christmas to head home, but a snow storm rolled in and changed our plans a bit. Dave needed to get back for basketball practice but because of the storm he was able to get his practices covered. We decided to stay a few extra days spending time with family while we waited for the road conditions to improve. We were even able to spend a night with Dan, Tonya, and their kids in their new empty house after they got back from their trip to see Tonya's family for Christmas. It was nice to get a little more time with them.
With mom's help, Miles took this photo of Aidan & Tonya
Our trip home wasn't as easy as we had hoped, but we made it home safely. We did have to get a hotel in Colby, Kansas because we got a late start heading out and then were slowed down by bad roads in Wyoming. Miles travels so well and is pretty content to just watch movies. It makes trips like that so much less stressful!
We had a wonderful Christmas vacation and were so glad we got to see some friends and family! Thank you to everyone for making our trip fantastic. We love and miss you all!
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