A Quick Christmas Recap...

Here are a few pictures from our busy days surrounding Christmas-better late than never, right?



On Christmas Eve, we joined Jeff's family for a delicious Christmas Eve dinner. The highlight of the evening for Graham was getting his very own remote controlled train from Halmoni and Haraboji! At first, as he worked to figure out the remote, he was a bit afraid of the train as it rolled around on the floor, but it wasn't long before Graham was the conductor in charge of his train. I'm still amazed that a child, not even two years old, can understand how a remote control works. Graham does have experience watching his Daddy 'work' the remote, but it's still pretty funny to watch Graham and his train in action.

Graham and his Great Uncle Michael playing with the train

When it was time for bed, we headed to my parents house to spend the night...and what a long night it was. Not long after we put Graham in the pack-n-play to go to sleep, he decided he wanted to get out. So, he climbed out. Needless to say, none of us got much sleep as Graham moved between the pack-n-play he could now get out of, and the bed with us. He had so much fun with his new freedom! I wonder how much longer it will be before he attempts to climb out of his actual crib! Thankfully, he really does love his crib, so I'm hoping he remains content contained behind the bars for at least another 5 years! :)

Morning did finally arrive though, and we made our way downstairs to find that despite Graham not really sleeping the night before, that Santa did indeed come! Graham had so much fun opening his presents, and Jeff and I had so much fun watching him. Last year, Graham wasn't very interested in the gifts, but this year, he wanted to open every single gift, no matter who it was for! Amelia even had a pile under the tree. Although we would have loved for her to be home and sharing the holiday with us, it was touching that she was included too. It was a strange feeling on Christmas morning though, to know that I'm the Mommy to two children who happen to be on opposite sides of the world. Thankfully, with each day that passes, we're one day closer to uniting our family!

Helping Grandpa make scrambled eggs for breakfast


Loving his new tent from Santa

One last gift on Christmas Day from Haraboji and Halmoni-his very own 15 inch Saxophone!!! Is there a more perfect gift for a little boy obsessed with horns? Of course we had to have Grandpa get his saxophone out too!

Because we weren't going to be at home on Christmas morning, Santa dropped off a big gift for Graham a day early. Here is Graham's reaction to his new train table. As you can see, he's shocked. So shocked, that he drops his blanket and Elmo, both objects we normally have to pry from his hands each morning. And no, the train table isn't taking over our living room...it's going to live in Graham's bedroom...safe from his baby sisters hands!

PS How great is his bedhead???