Christmas

The tree looked to be over capacity with presents on Christmas Eve!

Can you guess which ones Donald was in charge of "wrapping"?

And look! It looks like Santa Claus delivered goodies to our chairs!

William's chair is so loaded down, you can't even recognize that it's a chair anymore!

Discovering the stuff in the morning

Bringing Donald his "Daddy toaster pastries" that Santa Claus had delivered especially to his chair.

Then focusing on his own loot.  Pretty excited about his caterpillar toothbrushes.

Bringing Mama her Mallomars from Santa (Santa is a bad influence!)

And then tearing into his big present from Mama and Daddy!

His own William-sized arm chair!

Showing Mama his new lobster! (While she convalesced on the sofa--Merry Christmas!)

So many fun presents!

Then, Daddy was pretty sure he'd heard some rustling down in the basement the night before, so he thought Santa Claus might've left something down there.  Look what we found!

The fridge was even fully stocked!

First order of business: frying up an egg.

Checking out his grocery haul

More December Shenanigans

Stealing Mama's slippers

Riding his horse, freshly arrived to his new playroom from Grandma and Pa's stables. (Naked except for a diaper and a monkey strapped to his back, of course.)

Feeding Daddy "Daddy Cheerios".  

So much fun!

Immediately dismantling his new Advent truck (or, as he calls it, "Santa Claus's mail truck").

Out for burgers with Mama and Daddy (looks pretty happy about waiting, too, doesn't he?).
The sauces are, from left to right, according to William, "orange sauce, mustard, daddy sauce, and udder orange sauce". (Sriracha mayo is apparently orange sauce.)

What he did when I told him to close his eyes and go to sleep.  That was successful.

More (mostly) naked Christmas William!

Playing in his lion costume.

Doing leg lifts on his rings.

Stealing all of our starter cashews at Ray's the Steaks

So excited to have the bowl to himself!

Checking out the frog and fish tanks on a preschool tour.

Caught drawing all over Mama's papers

Poor guy was sick and miserable, so he got a special sick day treat--allowed to watch some TV (on a drop cloth) in the form of two whole episodes of Mighty Machines! 

When he made this face, I started to wonder if he was playing me on the sick angle.  Haha. 

:(  Sad, sick, sleepy boy.  Refusing to get up from his (already extra-long, though extra-late, nap).  

Somebody did not feel well at all! (I felt his pain within a few days of this shot...ugh.)

Shopping for a Tree

Meeting Santa Claus when we went to buy a Christmas tree

William thought running around in between the trees was a pretty fun game!

Home and decorated!

Pointing out his new "lello submarine" ornament.

Meeting Santa at the Mall

Watching Declan and Brecken sit with Santa after meeting him at the mall.

Declan's in his Christmas jammies!

Baby Brecken is happy in Santa's lap!

I think William is bringing Baby Brecken a sticker here (Santa gave him the hat and the sheet of stickers).

The official picture!