And You Thought Christmas Was Over

With the hustle and bustle of preparing for our trip to Houston, we didn't do our gift exchange with just the 3 of us before we left. We got back home to New Jersey the first week of January and decided to wait a few days so we could have time to gather last minute presents. And then Natalie got sick. And then Brad got sick. And then Brad was studying for finals. And before we knew it, it was nearly a month after Christmas! Luckily, Santa is an understanding guy and waited for us to be totally ready before delivering Natalie's toys. How nice of him to make a special trip to our house all the way from the North Pole! So yesterday was Christmas for us. I have to admit it felt a little funny...the tree was down, Christmas music was long gone, and it just didn't feel Christmas-y. In the future we'll definitely be more deliberate about doing our Christmas a day or two before we head to Houston. Anyway, here are a few pictures.

Natalie's Santa pile. I guess he remembered that her birthday is in less than a month so he didn't bring a ton of stuff. That Santa is SMART!

First glimpse of the goods. "Ooh, tricycle!"

So very proud of her trike.

And lots of new food to go with her kitchen!

Here are a couple of bonus pictures...Natalie with some of her gifts from her grandparents.

Mousie and Pop got her a sand and water table. We can't wait for it to be warm enough to actually play with it outside!

A stroller from Mamaw and Papa. Natalie loves to load up her baby in the stroller, grab her purse and head for the door, pretending to go to the store.