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12.25.2008

Christmas!

Well Christmas has arrived.  You were the first one up.  5:30AM!  You were wandering around the apartment.  We brought you into bed and waited for Caden to wake up which was around 7:00AM.  IMG_5189

The first thing we did was head out into the kitchen.  There was a strange red ribbon coming out of your room and it wound through our bedroom, to Caden’s room, to the kitchen, and to the dining table.  This is what we saw there.  Looks like Santa had some of the cookies and milk and liked them.IMG_5188

Let’s keep following the ribbon.  It then went through the family room… IMG_5193

And to the tree.  What is this?!  Presents!  Lots of presents!IMG_5195

We spent the next hours or so opening everyone’s presents.  Caden’s big presents were a Thomas the Train Engine table with some wooden train tracks and cars, a latch puzzle (below), and a Tonka truck.  He seemed to like the train stuff the most.IMG_5200

And you got your two big presents – a Sleeping Beauty DVD and a Sleeping Beauty doll that lights up when you put the 3 fairies on her hand.IMG_5215

Everyone seemed to like the new train table.  Santa must have had a dickens of a time hauling that up and assembling it.  I’m surprised he didn’t wake everyone up.IMG_5230

Then it was on to dinner.  You helped me with some of the cooking.  We made a standing rib roast, potatoes au gratin, creamed spinach, a pear/apple/endive salad with a bleu cheese dressing, and for dessert a triple coconut cream pie.IMG_5233

Oh yea.  You also got a camera which you spent all day using.IMG_5240

Here’s the rib roast.  We had a minor emergency when our trusty meat thermometer blew a fuse and stopped working.  It is almost impossible to cook meat correctly without a thermometer.  Luckily mommy was able to find an analog thermometer down at the corner store.  I had to do some rigging of it since it didn’t go down to the temperature I wanted to take the meat out.  But luckily it all worked out and the meat was excellent. IMG_5244

The rest of the day was spent watching DVDs and having a tea party.  Merry Christmas!DSC_5751

Some video of the fun:

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