Spaulding Family Christmas...

Our traditional Spaulding Family Christmas was held on the Saturday, December 29th, after Christmas at my uncle Billy's house.

Almost everyone was able to make it - my cousin Amy was in Miami working at the Aquarium who couldn't get the time off and my cousin Brian also didn't make it. Thankfully, everyone else was there. My aunt Kathy was excited to play with Alexander as she has a rule that she doesn't hold babies until their 9 months old... it was the perfect time for Kathy & Alexander to bond. And he seemed to really enjoy hanging out with her. They played together and she was showing him the ceiling fans. The kids, mainly Kiera, were interested in Alexander and his toys.
Alexander did very well all day. He was happy to play along with everyone and he was even trying new food - cheese & crackers. Dan had a hard time watching the solid food but Alexander did very well. It was present time and the kids were, naturally, excited to open presents. Then it was Alexander's turn. My Dad held him on the table while I opened the presents because Alexander really hasn't figured out the whole opening presents thing. Plus, he was afraid of wrapping paper, tissues or bows. He wasn't as afraid of the presents as he was on Christmas Day but he was definitely excited for what he did get. Everytime I would open the next one, he would say "ooh" and move his arms & feet around in circles the way he does when he's excited!
Some of his goodies was a Amazing Animals set to go along with this train, a rider buggy, hide & seek balls, flash-light Cookie monster, a few outfits - one cute Boston Red Sox sweater, and a touch & learn puppy. The one thing that still amazes me that with the crazy amount of presents (toys/clothes/books) that Alexander got for Christmas - I'm amazed that he only got one duplicate present. Just one. Alyson was the one to get the duplicate gift, so that made it easier to return it.

Overall it was a very nice day as it always is when we get together. We headed home so we could watch the Patriots game. Alexander fell asleep in the car and our plan was to just move him from his carseat to his crib. However, I gave him a bottle in the car and somehow I didn't put the nipple on right so it leaked all over him. We couldn't put him to bed with wet pj's. Once home, I changed his pj's to drier ones and he slept thru the entire process. It was really quite cute.