Merry Thanksmas

Since we would all be in different places for Christmas, we decided to have 'Thanksmas' and open some gifts together after Thanksgiving dinner:

Catherine is quite pleased with her fifty bucks (stolen from her parents):

Contemplating all the awesome things she can get with $50: 

Seth was DYING to open his presents. We finally let him just to make the whining stop: 

From Aunt Bubba--K'Nex!  

He immediately transported it to the other room so he could assemble his cars in peace: 

Thanking Aunt Bubba for her gift: 

We also had a bit of a baby shower for Kenna & Brian.

Catherine, however, decided that they had entirely too many presents and began redistributing the wealth: 

But then she decided it would be more fun if she just opened them all herself.

Merry Christmas to Catherine! 

Enjoying Thanksmas: 

Catherine's turn to open her gift: 

Best present EVER: a purse almost identical to Mommy's, full of stuff for Catherine to explore.

(Hopefully this will save my purse from being ravaged during every shopping trip): 

And her other gift--a baby.

She LOVES her baby--it now must sleep with her at every nap & bedtime: 

Little girls are awesome.