Peyton woke up from a long nap on Sunday at my parents house and was surprised and confused to discover that while he slept the first of his Christmas celebrations commenced. Aunt Hazel and Uncle Gavin drove down from Seattle since they will be with Hazel's family this coming weekend. It's been a while since we've seen them and Peyton took his time checking them out as he slowly came to from his groggy state. After a few bites of cracker, a swig of milk and an invitation from Uncle Gavin to "play," Peyton was ready to ham it up with his Aunt and Uncle. We had a relaxing time and it was a fine start to our holiday celebrations.
Peyton relearned yet again about the joy of giving (as he helped me wrap gifts earlier in the day) and getting (as he helped EVERYONE unwrap EVERY gift). Lucky for Peyton, this crowd was pleased and delighted with his joy and excitement - his peers will not be so willing to allow him to dominate gift opening in the future.
Left to Right: Peyton's Great Aunt Mollie, Great Uncle Brian,Uncle Gavin & Aunt Hazel
Re-wrapping his gift...evidently opening a second time is just as exciting as the first.
Showing Grandpa how it's done.
Our return home at the end of the night was timely (except that it was past Peyton's bedtime and we had hoped to whisk him right in the house and into bed). The Tumwater Fire Department was making its annual neighborhood visit. Peyton was in awe and we couldn't pass up the chance to drag our sleepy child into the rainy, cold evening to see what affects the flashing lights, blaring music and siren, and chatter from the neighbors, let alone a visit with Santa would do for our bed time routine. Turns out it did nothing. He must have thought it was a dream as he just rolled over in the crib and went right to sleep.
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