They loved having Nana and Granddaddy read them books...
Granddaddy took his reading very seriously.
Colby loved telling Nana about his favorite cartoon...
I told you it was funny, Nana!
Christmas cookies were made and decorated for Santa.
Of course, this means lots of sprinkles...
and even more frosting. (even if it's blue)
Colby wanted to make sure it tasted okay before giving it to Santa.
The final product...I hope Santa didn't go into a sugar coma.
Later that day, I baked two pies. Lee could not believe it...maybe because I've never baked a pie in my life. He took many pictures of me in an apron pulling pies out of the oven. (I also made my mom's "Christmas morning" casserole and Miller's cornbread dressing...it was truly out of character)
We saw a couple of children's concerts while Nana and Granndaddy were here, one being Rocknoceros (Colby's favorite). We also went to a children's Christmas eve service where we made the big mistake of sitting on the front row (with nothing blocking Colby or Miller from walking up to the front of the church). Thank goodness the threat of Santa was still looming over Colby's head...it helped a little (tiny) bit.
The tree was in the front room, so we spread out Santa's loot in the family room. This was Miller's side...
and this was Colby's side.
Colby woke up early Christmas morning and he was soooo excited...
Oh, the anticipation...
He went straight for the saxophone and trumpet.
I'm pretty sure Nana and granddaddy had their fill of trumpets, saxophones, and marching bands by the time they left.
Eventually, Miller came down to see what all the fuss was about.
She went straight for her tricked out princess coupe from Nana and Granddaddy.
She tested out her new chair and gave lots of love to her baby doll...
But wasn't about to give a bottle of something possibly delicious to anyone but herself.
The super-duper cape was a big hit.
I was really worried about Colby fighting with Miller (who inevitably would want to play with his new toys) but he did really well. He had so much going on that he let Miller play with his things, and they even bonded over similar interests.
The first being their super-duper capes...
Whheeeeeee!
and the second being their cars.
After a long fun-filled day, we had a nice Christmas dinner (again, Lee was shocked and took pictures).
The day after Christmas, we took Colby and Miller to another Rocknoceros show. Colby is truly in his element at concerts and spends the entire hour rocking out on his guitar. The band commented that he had some amazing moves and that he was trying to steal the guitarist's job. Yeah, that was probably his goal.
As the show went on, Colby started facing the audience and performing for them. He craves being in the spotlight...I cannot believe I gave birth to this child.
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