Christmas 2012

So, how about I just let the photos below (with their absurdly too long captions) tell y'all how our Christmas was?



Charlotte's Uncle Tyler and Auntie Christine gave her a UW jersey. Here, they watched a Bowl game together. Charlotte was SO bummed when they went home to Seattle.



On December 23, the Seahawks played the Niners. In a house FULL of Hawks fans, Chris scrounged up whatever support he could muster: a toddler. It didn't work. Seahawks WON, 42-13, and Charlotte promptly switched her allegiance back to the Seahawks.

Christmas Eve. Now that we have a piano, we were able to reinstate Christmas Eve tradition in which I play something Noel-ish prior to gift opening. Note that my too-long fingernails are responsible for my awful hand position in this photo! I DO know better. Really.

Opening her first few gifts on Christmas Eve.

Then she put on her new jammies from Nana, prior to the Great Gift Sorting.

Helping Uncle Tyler sort gifts. This was always, always Tyler's job when we were kids.

Every time Charlotte received something clothing-related, she felt compelled to put it on, right then and there.

Like a monkey hat, from Auntie Cheryl.

And we got just enough snow for Charlotte to put on some of her new treasures and get pulled by Daddy on her sled for this jolly shot. Merry Christmas!