Yesterday the boys and I were excited to go to Amy's house for a Christmas party with our playgroup. Ever since the family party at our church, Kaiser has been consistently saying, "We'll go to another Christmas party!" and he broke out in a big smile when I told him the day was finally here!
Porter was ready to party, too!
While out scraping snow off the car and getting it warmed up to go, I was surprised to see Brett pull up to the house. He had some down time between his morning meetings in Oakland and heading up to work in Wexford, so he decided to stop in to say hi to his family! Yay! Kaiser hadn't seen Daddy since Sunday and was thrilled to give him a hug. Before we hit the road for the Melders', I just had to get a shot of two of my three favorite people by our tree.
My studs.
We arrived early so I could feed Porter, but were soon joined by our friends Erin and Ellie. Due to crazy schedules and uncooperative weather, many of us hadn't seen each other in quite a while, so it was wonderful to reconnect and catch up with our friends. A couple of other new mommies from our church showed up, too.
Once everyone was there, the "big" kiddos went into the kitchen to decorate Christmas cookies. You probably won't be surprised to learn that my child was more interested in eating the cookies than decorating them. I was visiting in the living room and didn't come back for a few minutes; upon walking in, I was informed that Kaiser was on his fourth cookie. Good grief!
Ellie can't believe how much her friend can eat!
Koen, of course, was a meticulous decorator.
Afterwards, everyone went upstairs to the third floor, where the kids enjoyed running around in theplayroom. I camped out on the floor with Porter and chatted with the other mommies, while Kaiser and his friends got busy playing with Koen's toys.
Aiden hard at work on Koen's bunk bed.
Before long, Porter started to get antsy. He was due for a nap, so I took him downstairs and swung him in his carseat until he fell asleep. When I came back up, Kaiser was already talking about eating lunch (despite the cookies he'd just inhaled). Amy had gone downstairs to set out the food everyone had brought, so he didn't have to wait long.
(Always) ready to eat!
Nabbed a spot next to Ellie again. :)
I had to finally cut the kid off and bring him into the dining room for the gift exchange. We had determined beforehand who would buy for whom, so each child had a small present to open. Aiden gave Kaiser a set of three wooden Disney puzzles -- perfect for him! He immediately started saying, "Open it!" but I told him we needed to wait until we got home. About that time, things started to get stressful for Mommy. Porter had woken up and was screaming, Kaiser was stealing/begging for food, and the clock was telling me I needed to get both of my children home to nurse and nap. I rushed to gather our things, pack us up, and hit the road, which unfortunately meant I didn't get to take any pictures of the fun gift-giving. :( Oh, well. I did snap one of Kaiser enjoying his new puzzles later that night, though.
Daddy helped out a bit.
Thanks to Amy, Koen, and Tavin for opening your home to our playgroup. As always, we had a wonderful time and enjoyed celebrating Christmas with our friends!
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