It would be a far fetched dream to hope for a white Christmas when living in southern California, so instead, I always hope for a bright, sunny holiday. Not too surprisingly, that is exactly what we got! We actually did make a short visit to Gramma and Papa's and there was some snow on the ground. So we were able to experience a bit of the best of both worlds! We celebrated Jesus' birth with a few gifts, and more importantly, time with loved ones. Having a 3-year-old definitely added a fun component to Christmas!
Braden was cracking up because he shook every present that was under the tree but said he had no idea what was inside any of the packages. Since Daddy apparently knows everything, he figured he'd have him take a shot at guessing. Instead, we just had him open the gifts and of course he was filled with excitement!
Braden hadn't asked for anything in particular for Christmas, so we picked out a few toys we thought he'd like. Then it seemed like he became a Batman fanatic all of a sudden & asked for Batman for Christmas. Fortunately, we tracked down one item at the store on Christmas eve and Braden seemed quite pleased and surprised with the gift.
When this goofy kid didn't find a candy cane in his stocking, he pretended to eat the playdoh candy cane instead.
Braden is past the point of being more interested in the box or wrapping than the gift. However, not surprisingly, one of Braden's favorite gifts was the $5 monkey that makes obnoxious squealing sounds.
Table manners went out the door as soon as Braden thought he looked like a reindeer when he put his forks on his head.
Already on a major sugar overload, Braden got to choose one last treat for the day. He shoveled the cookie in his mouth like he had been deprived of dessert for weeks!
This is the expression of a boy who grabbed an extra cookie when no one was looking...looks so innocent! The cookie in his hand didn't give him away or anything!
Braden wanted absolutely nothing to do with taking a family photo....this is slightly evident by the expression on his face. I just wanted one picture to document that we were all together on Christmas. 
The attempts to get a photo with Gramma and Papa seemed to be heading in the right direction until Braden insisted on crawling on the back of the couch like the cat and knocking the picture of the wall. Oh well, Christmas isn't about the pictures anyway! 
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