On Christmas morning we headed over Cathie's parents for another awesome part of our Christmas tradition. After going non-stop with my family, heading over to Cathie's parents is a little more relaxing and low-key. Cathie's brother Ed, wife Stacy and dog/nephew Justice were there along with Cathie's parents, freshly back from Hawaii.
We opened presents when we got there and it was one kids shrieking, "AWWW!! Look what I got!!" after another and then running over to hug grandma and grandpa or their aunt and uncle to say thank you.
Maddie and Em were estatic about their American Girl Dolls and played with them the entire day. Second only to the dolls were these roller blades, which they took off only to eat.
I'm not sure I've ever seen Nate as excited as I did when he got this PSP from his grandparents. He ran back and forth between them twice, giving them hugs and yelling thanks.
Emily received a gift from Ed and Stacy that she loved, but we all were creeped out by. It was a robotic cat, every bit as moody and weird as a real cat. The cat would randomly meow and purr, and shriek if you stepped on his tail.
Cathie's Mom gave the girls a spa trip to Toronto. Remember what I said earlier about my kids jumping into the pictures? Following all the excitement, I enjoyed a nice long nap.
We had a fantastic dinner and then the kids resumed playing with their presents. It was fun watching the elaborate scenarios the girls created with their American Girl Dolls, and almost as amusing to watch Nate go into a video game coma with his PSP.
You can see more of the pictures here.
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