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Christmas 2013

What a fantastic three days we have had. Very busy but altogether a truly great holiday. Christmas Eve we travelled over the Delaware River to The Adventure Aquarium. It was Connors first time at the Aquarium and he had a blast! Sharks, penguins, fish, alligators, and even a Scuba Santa! We went right after his nap and stayed for THREE hours! We had a great time and have so many great pictures. Be sure to check out our Facebook page early next week! On e we were finished at the aquarium we came home to find Santa's elf Henry had left Connor a surprise! A pair of pajamas and a new Christmas movie were hanging from our ceiling fan!!! After a delicious dinner (ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans) we read "The Night Before Christmas" and off to bed he went! Mommy and daddy did some final preparations and packing for our trip to Maryland and then settled into bed. 

At 515am on Christmas morning Connor woke up and Daddy and Mommy were so excited to see what Santa brought Him! Safari megabloks and Planes (the movie).  He was one happy boy! Although going from one present to the next wasn't his favorite part, we were able to open the doodle pro, headphones, matchbox cars, and superhero towel. Daddy and Connor were amazing and bought mommy an IPad mini (which she can conveniently use to type this). Daddy got an early present of the Kindle Fire and we bought him some ironman headphones to run with!

After presents and breakfast, we loaded up the car and began the drive to Maryland. Well, that was the quickest drive so far! Connor slept for 2 hours and was eager to go to Grandma and Pappy's. He got a CAT megablok table with a crane and all! Plus, two really cool outfits! Then Aunt Jen and Uncle Jeff and cousins Chris and Colton, Grams, Mamaw and Pap stopped in. What a great time we had. Aunt Jen and Uncle Jeff got Connor The Little People Barnyard. The boys were playing up a storm. We were able to exchange presents all the way around and got a great flip waffle maker. I'm excited to try out some new Pinterest inspired recipes! The 4 hours flew by as we spent them playing and eating. Our next stop was Aunt Tammy's house to meet up with all the family there.

Aunt Theresa and Uncle Scott, Aunt Tammy and Uncle Harry gifted Connor a fantastic portable car DVD player. He got presents from Aunt Theresa and Uncle Scott- a cute sweatsuit, Curious George book, a Dump truck and two Christmas books. Laura, Kayla and Thomas got Connor the game Trouble. And cousin Sherri, Derek, Noah and Garrett got him an alphabet elephant that lights up and sings! Yaya and Grandad got Connor a set of building blocks, Little People helicopter, Megabloks people, hotwheels cars, and a wardrobe for winter! Uncle Kris got him one of the most memorable a huge box of dinosaurs!!!!!!! His face was priceless. Mamaw got him a really neat flashlight that he can use in his room!

We swiftly took him home and he went to bed only to wake up at 4am. Oy. An early morning indeed. We went to Grams house for Christmas where Connor got an awesome ride on toy and a pair of pjs. We spent the morning there. Then off to mamaw and Paps house. There he got a sweatshirt, Rockin Elmo, and a cool Mickey Mouse that makes noise. We have wrapped up day 2 of our Christmas relaxing at Memaws house for dinner. We have a lot going on in the next two days and it is homeward bound on Sunday. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas with family and friends and Santa brought everything on your list!

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