Off from Daycare, Des spends the day with Viv, Liam, ma, and pa
Eleanor finds a snuggle friend, Buddy, ma and pa’s new puppy
A Shreffler tradition, making pretzels (dough) with dad
Mom’s fancy stand mixer makes it a breeze!
Getting every last bit. “Yummy!”
After everyone is asleep, dad works on this year’s “some assembly required” gifts
Eleanor making the rounds at the early Christmas gathering
Ella and great-grandma Kathy
More sleeping, with aunt Tammy
After returning with a clean diaper, dad finds Des exploring new tools. Not sure he’s ever seen a plunger used before, but yup, that’s where it goes
Des got a new monkey from ma today. “Three monkeys!”
Des enchanted with the true magic of Christmas morning- blinking lights
Upon receiving his own set of kid-friendly keys, he immediately took them over to the door lock where’s he’s seen keys in action before
Thoroughly enjoying the pots & pans set from aunt Kellie and uncle Mike
Cooking Christmas breakfast for everyone
Playing with Liam at great-grandma Kathy’s house
Back to the kitchen, where all the fun is at
Grandma Anne video chatting with Kellie and Cal as Des toils away in the kitchen
All clean and ready for bed after a wonderful day with family
Earlier this week, meteorologists were saying it was a 90% chance of not having a White Christmas. It appears that prediction was off 5-7″.
Des’ first time playing in the snow:
Snow angels
A universal human experience: eating snow
Christmas Eve dinner at great-grandma Jan’s
DJ’ing the Fisher Price record player with mom
Santa’s visit
Baby’s first legos/duplos (that’s okay son, I’ll take those out and play with them for you…)
Des’ favorite gift
New duds from Katie & Stephen
Hanging with ma and cousin Viv
