Christmas 2009

Ah, Christmas. What an exciting, busy, family-filled, memorable time of year. It is even more so with a toddler running around, eagerly opening gifts (his own and other people's) and smiling from ear to ear.

We started our festivities on Christmas Eve afternoon with a trip to Mamaw Ruth's house. Wyatt was excited to open his first gifts of the season and completely oblivious to the red bow in his hair...

See Mamaw's little dog, Gizmo, hiding beside the television there? She wasn't too sure about that wild boy invading her territory, so she sought refuge in the nearest little cubby hole she could find. Poor puppy! The rest of us had lots of fun, though!

After Mamaw Ruth's house, we went to Grandma Stenglein's house. Wyatt was quite comfortable being the center of attention...

We also got to see Aunt Laura, Aunt Danielle and Uncle Michael for the first time in awhile! It was fun to watch Wyatt react to Aunt Danielle's impression of a piggy snorting. After opening more gifts and spending time with everyone, it was time to go home and prepare for Christmas morning...

Notice the look of concentration on his face! This kid takes present-opening seriously! Wyatt did a fantastic job of it. We made sure to save his big present for last so he would stay interested in his other gifts. Speaking of his big present...

It was so large we didn't wrap it! We just put a "slipcover" on it. Wyatt liked pulling it off, though.

And here's what he found underneath...

A play kitchen! He loved opening all the doors and turning the knobs. In fact, he spent all of fifteen minutes standing there playing, which is a lot for a busy toddler!

After a Christmas breakfast and a nap, we were off to more festivities...

At Nana and Papaw's house Wyatt continued raking in the loot, including a cute pair of light-up tennis shoes. Baby Ava got many cute toys, too, but she's so sweet that a bottle was enough to make her day. Next year she'll be running around with Wyatt--look out, Nana and Papaw!

After having fun and some good food at Nana and Papaw's house, we were off to our final destination, Farmersville...

At Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Randy's house, Grandpa Danny showed Wyatt how to play foosball. We think Wyatt won the game based on his expression in the photo above! Wyatt also had fun playing with the new John Deere riding toy that the Peters and Brill families got him!

We ended the night at Mamaw Mary and Grandpa Danny's house...

Exchanging gifts with Mamaw, Grandpa, Uncle Michael, Aunt Danielle and Aunt Laura was a great way to end our Christmas celebration!

We are so appreciative of all the gifts our family gave us and Wyatt. You really are too generous! The best gift of them all, though, was the time spent with all of you and the memories we made. Wyatt is so lucky to be a part of the Hensley and Hickle families!