Collin was a bit overwhelmed at times and quite different from the past couple of years. In the past, he would very slowly and deliberately open each present and ask to open/play with each one. This year was completely opposite. He wanted all of the gifts opened at once, would throw toys/clothes out of gift bags, and only halfway opened some of the wrapped presents (just enough to see what it was). And he was completely uninterested in any sort of clothing item. I was a little embarrassed, because I thought he wasn't being thankful for the gifts he was receiving. I'm so glad to say that for 2 days I've heard how much he loves his toys and how thankful he is for them. He's played with them for hours. And watched Toy Story 3 five times since Christmas Eve. Hey, it's Christmas vacation, right?
Katelyn was pretty oblivious to the whole ordeal. Other than seeing lots of family, staying up way too late, and having some cool, new toys to play with, she pretty much went on about her business with all the hustle and bustle around her. She didn't really care anything about opening presents, but the tissue paper sure was fun. And of course, she loved all the eating :)
Here are some pictures from our Christmas festivities:
Christmas Eve at Gran's.
Nanna and her granddaughters.
Collin checking out what the big guy left for him.
Katelyn's favorite part.
Christmas Day.
2 of Collin's favorites: Buzz Lightyear snuggie and Zurg's Blaster
Merry Christmas.
We had snow here starting on Christmas Day and into the day after. Although it messed up our plans for another family get together, it was pretty and of course Collin loved it. He and Daddy went out to build a snowman. I told them to tell me when they were done so I could take some pictures (Katelyn was napping, so we stayed inside.) When I went out, I found that they had not made a snowman, but rather a "snow Katelyn". It was Collin's idea. Here's a picture of him and "Katelyn". Such a sweet big brother. 
And on this snow day, Katelyn turned 13 months! Wouldn't you know, I didn't take a single picture of her. Here are some of her from 2 days before and after Christmas. I thought about not doing a 13 month post, but it just seemed weird not to. So, I'll add it on here with a few words about the past month. To sum it up, she's got new words (uh-oh and night night), new teeth (all 4 molars are in as well as her top front teeth), new ways of expressing herself (screaming and hitting) and new toys! And one of her new favorite things to do is talk on the phone (or any other object that might resemble a phone...or not). 
Sweet, sweet babies!
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