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I love this man.

Post-Christmas Christmas

On Christmas night (after eating at Auntie Bird and Uncle Joey's house), my mom and Max drove up to Harrisonburg and spent the night in a hotel nearby. The next morning, my mom came over for some post-Christmas fun (Max wasn't feeling well so he stayed at the hotel for a few hours before coming over).

We made some scrambled eggs and bacon, reheated the remaining French Toast bake from a couple of days before, and threw a few more left-over items on the table. But before the feast, it was time to open presents.

Here's GG passing out the mini library of books she got them.

My mom got each of the kids a few outfits and a ton of books (thank you!), but the pieces de resistance were set up in the playroom for the twins to find when they came in from playing outside (did I mention that it snowed here? Well, it did.). Gavin got a wooden train set and Vivi got her very own dollhouse! They were (and still are) totally infatuated with their gifts.

Here's the train set (after Wes set it up):

And here's Viv's dollhouse:

Unfortunately, Paxton slept most of the morning so he didn't get to partake in any of the gift-opening. We had a lot of fun with Max and GG that morning and we've thoroughly enjoyed playing with the dollhouse and train set while reading all of the books at nap time, bedtime, and every time in between!

Oh My

We interrupt this series of Christmas celebration posts to bring you a special report. Last night, Paxton Marshall Rosier pulled himself up to stand while holding onto the bottom step in our foyer. Let me remind you that he is only 7 months and 1 week old as of last night. Don't believe me? See for yourself...

By the way, Gavin was OVER 8 months old when he learned to do this.

Christmas Day 2012

The night before (Christmas Eve), we wrapped presents and put 'em under the tree. The kiddos also left a note, cookies, and milk for Santa before bed. And we put them all in coordinating Christmas PJs (a tradition we started last year) that night and got a few pics.

Since everyone was pretty sick, we didn't wake up as early as we normally do on Christmas morning. Around 7:30am, Vivi was the last one awake. Gavin and Vivian both still had fevers and so some acetaminophen and a couple of morning popsicles were the first order of business. We got everything ready, came downstairs and checked out the empty plate and cup Santa must have left behind. Gavin was quite interested.

Before we opened gifts, we took several rounds of photos. This was the best we could do.

Then it was time for presents!

Gavin got a Superman monster truck, a lincoln log set, a "Best Big Bro" shirt, a Toy Story book, a toy car that can be taken apart with tools, a couple of carabiners, and several little stocking stuffers.

Vivian got a pretend baking set (with wooden cupcakes, cookies, and donuts), a Cinderella book, a little Cinderella figurine with interchangeable dresses, a journal, a purple fairy tutu, and several stocking stuffers.

We threw a bunch of breakfast bars, chew bars, and fruit strips in their baskets for them to eat along the way. They were definitely a hit!

We played with everything for a few hours before getting ready to drive an hour and a half south to my sister's house for dinner. My mom and Max were already down there and Joe's family joined us.

Vivi was very excited the whole drive down and especially at this rest stop.

G & V got an awesome huge cardboard playhouse that they can color

from Auntie Bird and Uncle Joey. They're very excited about it!

G & V played pin the nose on the snowman.

And then we played get-the-cookie-from-your-forehead-to-your-mouth-without-using-your-hands with all of the adults. There were 8 of us, so we paired up and had a tournament. Meghan and Joe faced off and Meg won, Scott and Ariel competed and Scott won, Wes and I competed and Wes won, and then my mom and Max faced off and Max won. 

In round two, Meghan and Max were paired up and Meghan won. And between Scott and Wes, Wes won. Even Gavin and Vivian gave it a whirl.

The final match was between Meghan and Wes (see video below).

Clearly, Wes won. He's oddly REALLY good at this game. Who knew?

As expected, the food was INCREDIBLE! Meghan made prime rib and about a dozen amazing sides. SO. GOOD. It was a great end to a great day, sick kids and all.