Saturday, January 9, 2010

Christmas Day...FINALLY

Hang on! Because this is one "heckuva" post. ;) Christmas MORNING had finally arrived. We'd given Sage instruction the night before, "If you wake up, and it's still dark, do not call us." Of course, we meant like 3 am dark, but to our surprise, she didn't wake up until a pretty normal time (for her)--7 ish.

The first thing she said when she was getting ready to go downstairs was, "I sure hope that bubblegum machine is down there." Let me explain that here. For weeks, all Sage asked for was a bubblegum machine. At least, that's what she CONSISTENTLY asked for. She'd throw any and everything on the list, but that always made it.

So, after Thanksgiving, she happened to see a picture of a Hello Kitty gum machine in the target BLACK FRIDAY ad and said, "OH, I want THAT ONE." She even wrote "Hello Kitty Bubblegum Machine" in her letter to Santa and told the audience that's what she wanted at her Christmas program. Unfortunately, Target sold out of those lightning fast on Friday. So it was totally up to Santa if she got it or not. Since Jaggar is so small, we decided not to wake him up...so here she goes. It's a little blurry because Travis was doing video and pictures.And HERE is what she walked in to see! I think it really overwhelmed her because she immediately said, "Look what Bubby got." Santa did ask her if she liked surprises, and boy did he come through. I don't see a bubblegum machine in there. And that's what she said when she started to look through presents, "It's got to be like this!" (and she'd motion with her hands the shape of it.) We said, "Well maybe it's in pieces." She even opened bubblegum machine refills...but no gum machine.
A baby for her babies
We still love Rudolph.
Santa even filled the dogs' stockings. Go figure.
I just watched this with her since she got it, and it is so sweet. I'd recommend it.
Stocking was full.
And then MISTER woke up. He got a jumperoo, in case you couldn't see that in the pics. It could have been a hit or miss, since he's crawling now. It was definitely a hit. He comes off the ground because he jumps so hard in it. It is hysterical.
Rudolph ornament: she's starting her collection for when she gets married, she says.
Look at this face.
Trying to hold his loot...and paper.
Her snuggie. She had asked for this a lot too. I will say that while Travis went to get Jaggar, we took a present break. She had a lot to open. So she goes, "I wonder if the bubblegum machine is in the tent." No such luck. :(
She got a "big girl" dollhouse.
And house shoes.
Her twins: Max and Meredith (which turns into Blaire sometimes)
Hugging Rudolph
"What IS this thing?"

I do confess that I love Taylor Swift. And Sage insisted that we wear bows.
All of us.
Helping Jaggar

Her Snuggie. Of course, Sage being SAGE, she wears it with the open part in the front. I'm so not surprised.
Look at those eyes. You can tell he liked it because he is IN it.
All presents were opened. Castle tent, Dollhouse, tons of sets for it, candy, babies, baby bed, squeaky toys, books, movies....but, sigh...no bubblegum machine. Sage never said a word though. We asked her if she had a good Christmas. She said, "Yes." I sat on the couch. Then I spotted something in the corner wrapped in more paper that wasn't mine. "Sage, what's this?" She said, "Oh it's something from our Christmas party." I said, "No, we opened all of those last night." So she came over, ripped off the paper, AND.....TAH DAH! BEHOLD!!! The HELLO KITTY BUBBLEGUM MACHINE! She was thrilled! That Santa is tricky!
So cute
And all of us. All FOUR of us. Weird to think that last year there were only three. Oh what a year can bring.
And here is Clark Griswold (as I called him for 2 days) outside burning all of the trash. You all may have thought I was kidding when I wrote that on fb. Merry Christmas!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Present Time

Sage was, of course, so excited to open some presents. Before that, she had to ice her cake for Jesus. Cressa helped her to do it since Sage really took to her this year.Hmm...I see that thing in her mouth more than on the cake. I'd like to think she was finished before she ever did that, but I can't say for sure.
The evidence
Yea! A play-doh kitchen, which Sage LOVES.
This was from Grandmother, the doll that I have avoided for years: Baby Alive--the pooping and peeing Baby Alive. Since I had one in May, I really wanted to avoid this doll, but it is a dream come true for Sage. All grossness aside, it is a cute doll. I'm just not buying anymore diapers than I have to.
Grandmother also bought her more "food" and "diapers."
Her favorite
her 2nd favorite
Yes, that is a stocking laying across my lap.
Her "S" necklace
New dress

After everyone had gone, we exchanged our gifts to each other. Then Travis read the real CHRISTmas story from Luke chapter 2. We put the cookies and milk out for Santa. Sage sprinkled the reindeer feed out on the lawn. Or the reality was that she flung it in a big heap on the sidewalk. She packed her elf up for Santa to take back to the North Pole and got into bed. She was VERY anxious for Santa to bring the one gift she'd been talking about for months: a HELLO KITTY BUBBLEGUM MACHINE. BUT would he pull it off??

Jaggar's Turn

The grandparents gave their gifts to the kids after dinner on Christmas Eve. Jaggar slept through dinner and a lot of opening gifts. But once Sage had finished, he must have known it was his turn because he woke up.

Isn't he cute?

The best present: PAPER!
It's his favorite.
Meanwhile....Sage applying makeup that her aunt Denise sent with Grandmother.
MORE paper!
It left quite a mess!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at our house came with lots of excitement. It was FINALLY time to take the Santa off on the countdown calender, and everyone was coming to our house for lunch/dinner. Instead of going to different houses across town, we had them all come to our house, and it worked out great. Here's some pictures from the day from my camera. I know there are lots more from Christmas Eve from Travis's, and I'll get to those too!

Sage and Jaggar on his first Christmas Eve. A very good pic, if I do say so myself.Hahaha...and then a typical pic. GET ME, Mommy!
Sage picked out her own clothes. Isn't she cute? I got that dress last year, and this is the first year she decided it was ok to wear.
Sage making Jesus a birthday cake--our tradition on Christmas Eve. Notice she just couldn't stand to not add her own accessories to this outfit. See the two headbands? She over accessorizes like her mommy. :)
Later....opening presents from each other.
Sage's new "big sister" shirt from Jaggar. She loves to show off this title.
Daddy helping J, who was much more interested in eating paper and any other kind of garbage he could find, rather than what was inside the paper.
Sweet babies

Happy New Year!

I've got a lot to catch up on, but until I get all those Christmas pictures organized, let me say "Happy New Year!" from mine to your's. 2009 brought me a son, and I'm excited to see what great, exciting blessings are in store for 2010. Here's to you!