Grandpa and Grandma made Bishop a tunnel to play in
Bishop had a blast! He really enjoyed opening presents....handing them out and helping everyone else open their gifts. He got a broom (which he loves to use and he was even sweeping up crumbs last night and dumping them in the garbage--THANKS grandpa and grandma!! :), some clothes, finger puppets, a coloring book and his favorite....a cash register! He LOVES his cash register and it's so fun to watch him play with it. By the time we got all the gifts unwrapped and played with--it was time for bed (for both of us)! :)
Saturday morning (Christmas Eve), we got up and packed up to head to Owatonna. We arrived in Owatonna around noon, had some lunch and got ready for church. The church fills up so quickly on Christmas Eve, Shelly and I arrived at Trinity around 1:40 to get a pew for the 3pm service. The church was full by 2:00! It was fun catching up and having some sister time, as we waited.
Bishop and Madelyn did well at church. I was very impressed with how Bishop did--he didn't need to be taken out ONCE! Of course, Papa and Nana helped out with that!! We visited the baby Jesus and the Holy Family and my dad took him up for the Children's sermon. The kids got to sing happy birthday to Jesus and they all got blow horns to "celebrate" with. Amazingly, we didn't hear one blowhorn throughout the rest of the service. I just LOVE the Christmas Eve service at our church!
Madelyn LOVES to walk behind things. She is amazing! She does so well pushing something! There was some competition for the Mickey airplane, as Bishop has one at home and he really wanted to play with Madelyn's.
My mom's reaction when she opened their Christmas present (an Ipad)
Possibly Bishop's favorite "gift" that night....playing with the box with daddy
Nana and her grandkids--in their new pjs
We went home and had dinner. My grandparents were able to join us, which was nice. However, I think it may have been a little overwhelming for them, as it was overwhelming for me with the two excited kids!
Then came the presents--Bishop is a very lucky guy and he got some very nice gifts! He was so excited with everything that was going on, I don't think he really "got it" as much as the night before. Regardless, it was a very fun night!
Christmas day was spent at my parents...playing, relaxing and enjoying our time together. We had lunch and then we took off, so we could ensure that Bishop got a nap in! Shelly, Ryan and Madelyn took off at the same time too.
Christmas Night we went to Danielson's (Luke's, mom's cousins) in Plymouth. I always love going to their house....and this year was extra special, as their daughter, Sarah was home with her family from Switzerland. Bishop and Sarah's youngest, Carlo (4 yrs old), had an absolute BLAST running around, chasing each other and playing together. It was so fun to see!
Bishop and Carlo playing in the bin with cars
We woke up on the 26th and Santa had come and brought Bishop a new bike!! He loves bikes, but hasn't shown a huge interest in his bike, but I'm sure that will take some getting used to. He got a bike without peddles, and he did get on it a couple times and he seemed to really enjoy it (in our basement)!
It was a wonderful Christmas and I can't believe it's over....we are so blessed to have such wonderful families. THANK YOU so so much for all your gifts--you are so good to us and we appreciate it so much!
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