Day 358: Christmas Visitors

Little Buddy is loving being at Mamaw and Papaw's house.  There are many reasons (one of which being that having two grandparents dote on you is pretty awesome), but another one is because of Boo-Boo Kitty!  Little Buddy doesn't get to see a cat very often, so having one in the same house as he is staying is pretty magical.  Boo-Boo, for his part, is being very tolerant of having a toddler around.  Little Buddy just wants to hug him and try to pick him up, and I have to say I am proud that (a) Boo-Boo doesn't try to attack him and (b) Boo-Boo actually stays in the living room and humors him.

Cuddling with Boo-Boo after breakfast.

Little Buddy actually slept in a little today (hooray!), so we didn't make it to early Mass and instead went a little later.  The good news is he was well-rested, the bad news is that a well-rested Little Buddy is an energetic Little Buddy!  Let's just say that he made lots of joyful noises unto the Lord.  :)   He was really sweet talking about praying, Bible stories, and singing.

He ended up enjoying church so much that we weren't sure if he would stay awake on the way home to have lunch.  We decided to go to one of Mamaw and Papaw's favorite places, the Whipple Cafe, for lunch.  Little Buddy ate all of his applesauce, his grilled cheese, a pouch, and part of Momma's giant blueberry pancakes.  Although he was pretty animated during lunch, we were right about him being worn out.  He fell asleep about five minutes into the drive home.

When he woke up from his nap, Little Buddy was excited to find that he had visitors. Great Uncle E, Great Aunt P, and cousin A had stopped by to see him and give him presents.  He was very excited to check out his gifts, but once he opened one, he just wanted to play with it instead of opening any more!  I think Christmas morning is going to be a long process!

Opening presents!

Pretty soon we had some more special visitors arrive: Great Aunt K, Aunt D, Uncle C, and....Baby J!  Little Buddy was so excited to see his godparents and to meet his new baby cousin!

Aunt D, Baby J, and Little Buddy

Uncle C, Little Buddy, and Aunt D

Little Buddy was in love with Baby J and wanted to hold him.  He even kept trying to pick him up!  We compromised and held him together.

Cuddling Baby J

Baby J started to cry while we were holding him, so Little Buddy whispered in his ear, "It's ok, baby," and kissed him on his head!  I love how sweet he is with babies.

Baby J, Uncle C, Aunt D, Momma, Little Buddy, and Daddy.  We were excited to have early Christmas dinner with them!

Right as everyone was getting ready to go and Little Buddy was getting ready for bed, we heard Christmas music from outside.  I got very excited for Little Buddy, because I knew what it meant:  Santa was coming!  You see, there is a man who owns a local hardware store who loves Christmas so much, he decided to become one of Santa's helpers.  He decorated a lawn tractor to look like a sleigh and installed speakers to play Christmas music.  He then drives throughout the neighborhoods at night and has been doing it for over 30 years.  It's so magical for a kid!  If you go out to see him, you can get pictures and candy canes.  It was always one of my favorite things about Christmas when I was younger.  I was so glad that Little Buddy got to see him!

Santa Claus really is coming to town!

Little Buddy got to talk to Santa and got some candy canes.  He was amazed and I am sure he had some great dreams tonight!

Night all, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma