Christmas Eve

With all our busy schedules and Jamie having to work on Christmas, we decided to get together on Christmas Eve and open a few presents. Violet was so excited when she woke up from her nap and saw all the presents under the tree. It was a little hard making her wait for everyone else to show up before she started tearing into all her gifts.

I was so focused on getting pretty Christmas paper I didn't think that maybe this foil wrapping paper might be a little hard for Violet to tear apart.

But she managed quite nicely and was so excited to see her new food to play with in her kitchen.

Violet took time to show Melissa and Ashley her new dishes.

And pose for a selfie with me and Uncle Michael. This is a little blurry because she wanted to wrap her arms around our necks. By the time we figured that out Violet was done posing for pictures.

Michael is showing off his ugly Christmas sweater.

Melissa and Jamie are wondering how they're going to coordinate Jamie's work schedule with the arrival of Santa.

Michael and Ashley are wondering how they're going to fit in all the extended family visits on Christmas day.

And me, I'm wondering where I'm going to find the time to fix dinner for 12 people.

Violet couldn't wait for Michael to put together her basketball hoop before dunking the ball.

This is Jamie's friend Josh. He and Jamie are technically working at Lone Jack tonight. With the help of their electronic devices they were able to come by for the evening. I don't think Josh expected to be the one to put together Violet's new car.

In the end it's all about Violet. And this was just Christmas Eve. Who knows what Santa will bring Violet tomorrow. Looks like Jamie and Melissa are going to have to finish their basement so Violet has room for all her toys.