Sea of Corrie: Christmas Morning!

R and I decided after C was born that we would make every effort to have our child(ren) wake up at their own home on Christmas morning. Thankfully, our families are supportive of this and this year was no exception! This year, we didn't "play up" the Santa thing simply because she wasn't interested. She didn't have her picture made with him and when someone would ask, "Is Santa coming to your house?" she would quickly say, "Nope!" We're not going to push the issue, but she did wake up on Christmas morning to find the following spread...

It is funny, because I wracked my brain to come up with cool things that I thought she would like. The very last gift I bought (as an afterthought, honestly) is the "Little Einsteins" action figures. They were on sale for $8.00 at the Disney Outlet store. As you can guess, that was probably her favorite gift. At least, we had to convince her to put June, Annie, and Rocket down so we could open the rest of her gifts!

One of the gifts she got from Mommie & Daddy was a Magna-Doodle. We've decided it is one of the most perfect gifts ever--it isn't messy, it is compact and she can erase and draw, erase and draw to her heart's content!

She also got her first set of Duplo/Leggo blocks. We've had the best time since then building all kinds of towers and bridges. Maybe we have a budding architect on our hands?

My Aunt had given me a recipe for monkey bread that I had been dying to try but could never justify making it for just a regular morning, I decided to try it out on Christmas morning and it didn't disappoint. Fortunately, R's parents live close by and were able to come and share some of the gooey-goodness! They also got to see C's presents and enjoy her Christmas morning excitement! It was easy to make (and approved by R since it doesn't have any "odd" ingredients like nuts!) so I'll certainly share the recipe if anyone is interested!