Merry Christmas!

I cannot believe that Christmas has come and gone already!  It seems like one big blur.  Typically I take tons and tons of pictures and I make a video montage - yeah, that didn't happen this year!

 

So Christmas Eve we said good-bye to Elfie...(and not a moment too soon in my opinion!)

 

 

...and got everything ready for Santa

  

 

Zach came into our room a little after 6AM and asked me if he could just go downstairs and peek, he came back upstairs excited and said he would let us sleep until 7:00 if that would be ok....seriously his patience kills me sometimes :)

 

We got Alex up and situated to start our Christmas morning. Only Alex wanted no part of it - she still is not herself and didn't give a rip it was Christmas :(

 

In the beginning she wouldn't even look at what we were putting on her lap.  I think she was hoping if she ignored us we would go away!

She seemed content to just play with the wrapping paper so we let her be for a while.

Zach on the other hand was quite happy, excited and ready for a fun Christmas day!

 

The two main Santa gifts he wanted this year were Guitar Hero for the Wii and a metal detector so he was quite happy that Santa didn't disappoint him.  I do have to say, he took his time opening each present and he thanked us after each one.  Oh if Santa could only give him the moon, he would :)

Back to see if Alex maybe had any interest yet....Nope!

 

Maybe if Zach helped her....

Nope!

She couldn't look less thrilled if she tried!

 

 

Sigh.  Maybe if Daddy helps....

Progress, at least she is actually looking at the presents with some interest!

Ohhh, some new movies....

and a new book....

...wait for it.......it's a Christmas miracle, she smiled!!!!

Because we weren't sure how Alex was going to be feeling we had decided that Aaron and I would have Christmas day at our house.  So maybe with family coming over Alex will be happier....

 

 ...maybe not!

We had a wonderful dinner, a huge thank you to my parents for coming early and helping me get everything together!  Mom has a pretty picture of my turkey - too bad I didn't get one :)

I most looked forward to spending the day with my family and despite Alex still not feeling good, I enjoyed my family. 

The cousins had fun playing and being together....

My brother, a.k.a, Mr. Christmas, was a happy, jolly, soul!

 

We got to spend time with my Uncle who was in from New Jersey

 

And with Shane's parents Pam and Leslie

 

There were more presents to be opened and more smiles...

Alex was wondering what in the world Papa thought was so great about her presents :)

but she showed some interest...

...and the one smile from that round was the "Future Mrs. Bieber" pj's from her Aunt Dana!

 

 

Although I love Christmas and love the excitement of Christmas morning, I was sad Alex just wasn't up for it. At the end of the day though, she was surrounded by so much love and that's something you can't wrap up in pretty paper and a bow anyway.

 

Merry Christmas!!