We spent Christmas Eve night with Bill's brother Bobby, his wife Susan, and their little girl Alice. We had a great dinner, then we read the Christmas story from Luke, and sang a few hymns while Bobby showed off his talent on the guitar.
Christmas Morning Part 1
Not the most flattering picture of me, but this is me opening one of my gifts from Bill. He fooled me by giving me a big box that had a small present in it. Luckily it was something I really wanted (Keith Urban's greatest hits), so I wasn't too mad at him.
As evidenced by this picture, Will wasn't too interested in opening his own presents at first, so we took a small intermission between gifts. After about an hour or two, he got a little more into it.
Bill was pretty excited about his new slippers, because he's always complaining about his feet getting cold in the mornings.
While Mom and Dad took showers and cleaned up, Will wasted no time in playing with some of his new toys.
This was our living room after part 1 of gift-opening.
I have to show off my favorite present this year. Bill hid this in his brother's garage for a week or so, then sacrificed a few hours of sleep to put it together and have it waiting for me Christmas morning. I love my husband!Christmas morning part 2
After taking a break to get showers and stuff, we headed back to the living room to open presents from other family members. Will got a little more excited, especially when he got a bunch of new toys and books.
Will got a new book from Bobby and Susan, all about Clifford the Big Red Dog, who is one of his favorites. Also, he loved his new set of Legos from Grandma and Grandpa Evans.
Grandma Phyllis gave Will some ABC stacking boxes. He let me build this tower just long enough to take a picture before he knocked them down again.
One thing Will got a lot of this year was long-sleeved shirts. It can get pretty cold in Illinois during the winter, so these were much-needed and much-appreciated.
After all the gift-opening was done, it was time to clean the house to get ready for Bobby and Susan and Bill's home teaching companion and his wife to come over for Christmas dinner. Will was such a good helper. He actually enjoys sweeping and vacuuming, which Mom is very glad about!
2 comments:
Thank you, Evans Family for sharing your Christmas with us. It was fun to follow your scenarios of the morning and Bill, what a wonderful gift for Kristin. I could tell that she really loved it. Will, you look wonderful in your new shirt. Keep taking nice pictures for your mother and father. We love you and them too. Love, Grandma Phyllis
Hi again, I looked again at your Illinois Christmas. Bill and Kristin, you are doing so well with your family. We know that you love and are taking good care of your/our little Angel boy. Love, Grandma Phyllis
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