Josh was still on crutches when it was time to get the decorations out of the attic but that didn't stop him. Victor got the boxes down from the attic and I carried them to the house. Then we all three dove in and started putting the tree up. I was so excited about the tree. We bought a new smaller one at Hobby Lobby and I think it fits just perfectly!
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| Daddy and Wyatt getting the tree out of the box |
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| Helping Mommy fluff the tree |
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| Putting ornaments on the tree! |
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| Sweet boy! |
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| He loved decorating the tree! |
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| Daddy helped decorate, too! |
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| All done! |
Wyatt loved the ornaments that played music. Specifically the Minnie and Mickey piano ornament that was one of our "half-anniversary" gifts from MiMi and KPaw. He would turn it on over and over again and just dance and wiggle. It was too cute!
This year we started a new tradition and adopted an elf from the North Pole. Wyatt named him Elmo. He made his appearance by hanging from the kitchen lamp. Wyatt loved waking up every morning to find Elmo's new place in the house.
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| Meeting Elmo! |
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| Checking him out! |
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| Excited about this little elf! |
Wyatt and I made some sugar dough handprint ornaments this year. Wyatt liked rolling out the dough. We probably spent the most time playing with the roller. We made an ornament for each hand. After they were baked and cooled Wyatt painted one while I painted the other. I think they turned out pretty cute and were perfect additions to the tree!
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| Rolling out the dough! |
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| Time for the handprint! |
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| Time to paint! |
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| Carefully and skillfully painting! |
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| Cute little face! |
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| Mommy's painted ornament! |
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| WyWy's painted ornament! |
We started off our Christmas season by going to Conway to Great Nan's house to celebrate Christmas with my mom's side of the family. Wyatt loved his new Mickey Mouse movie and even let everyone watch it on Great Nan's big TV. Did I mention Kayla got to come home for Christmas?! Kayla and I surprised everyone by telling them Kayla wouldn't be here until a day later than she actually came! Wyatt and I snuck off to the airport with my dad to pick them up! We finally got to meet David and had a great time hanging out with them while they were here!
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| Wyatt playing with Mr. Potato Head from Aunt Becky! |
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| Kayla, Josh, Me, Wyatt, GiGi, Carol, Tyler & David |
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| GiGi with Aunt Becky, Uncle Mike and Kayla |
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| My sweet cousins Chloe and Ashten |
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| Sisters! |
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| Aunt Carol and Wyatt. |
On Christmas Eve we went to the Candlelight service at church for a little while before it was time to head to my mom's for gifts and dinner. The candlelight service is a very sweet tradition that MiMi and KPaw started long ago with Whitney and Joshua. It's still hard for Wyatt to make it through the whole service, but maybe next year we will be able to make it to the end.
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| Wyatt in front of a tree at church at the Candlelight Service |
After the service we headed to GiGi's house. We had a great time visiting and hanging out with everyone and Wyatt loved finally getting to tear into some gifts!
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| Potty Time Elmo from Aunt Kayla! |
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| New Tractor! |
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| Cool new grill from GiGi! |
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| GiGi helping Wyatt out! |
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| Josh being silly with our gift basket from my mom! |
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| This is Wyatt attempting to drink out of Elmo's sippy cup in the box! |
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| We all had fun drawing on this aqua doodle! |
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| Sweet sisters! |
Also, on Christmas Eve we let Wyatt open one of his gifts under the tree. He liked his cute pajamas and mommy and daddy somehow had matching sets!
Then we were off to bed anxious for Christmas morning!
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| Sooo excited!!! |
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| New PJs!! |
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| This this what I got when I asked him to show me his new pajamas! |
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| Matching PJs! |
We woke up pretty early Christmas morning and headed to the living room to see and open our goodies!
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| Wyatt getting ready to open his gifts! |
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| A new Michael Jordan jersey! |
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| Another Mr. Potato Head! |
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| And the big one.... |
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| Hug Me Elmo!!! |
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| Helping daddy with the batteries! |
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| Sweet boy trying out his new toy! |
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| Daddy's Turn! |
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| Daddy's new toboggan! |
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| Wyatt's new toothbrush out of his stocking! |
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| Checking for more goodies! |
After we played for a bit and ate breakfast we headed to MiMi and KPaw's for some more Christmas morning fun!
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| Excited to open gifts!! |
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| Wyatt opening a big box from Whitney and David! |
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| And checking out what was in the big box! He was pretty excited about his new tricycle! |
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| Aunt Weebee and Uncle Dave also got Wyatt a Mickey "hat" to go with his tricycle! |
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| Playing with his new drum set from MiMi and KPaw! |
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| Getting his new doctor kit out with MiMi! |
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| Whit trying to the new stethoscope out on Wyatt! |
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| Ready to work the construction site with his new tool set and gear! |
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| Cool dude! |
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| New Buzz toy!! |
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| New Nike socks from MiMi and KPaw! Wyatt doesn't waste any time trying on his new gifts! |
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| Whit and Dave opening some gifts! |
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| KPaw passing out the packages! |
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| Cute little guy in his precious Christmas bow tie and suspenders! |
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| Just hanging out on the stairs! |
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| Girl picture! |
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| KPaw in his new toboggan! |
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| Whitney with her new wallet to match her purse! |
Wow! It was a pretty awesome Christmas morning! We all had a great time especially watching Wyatt enjoy the magic of Christmas. Christmastime at the Watkins' is never short of amazing! Such a fun morning!
That afternoon Whitney and David brought Aubrey and David Austin over to MiMi and KPaw's for more Christmas fun!
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| Aubrey showing off her new shirt! |
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| Can you see the excitement?! He wasn't slowing down anytime soon! |
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| DA showing off his new beanie and Flag Football game! |
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| I love this picture! Wyatt loves DA and Aubrey! |
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| Wyatt adores DA! |
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| The sweet Reed Family! |
After spending some time with the kids we made our way back home to rest up and get ready for Christmas with Grandpa! My dad came over a little early to start putting together Wyatt's new pitstop!
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| Wyatt helping finish putting together the pitstop! |
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| Hotwheels track attaches so Wyatt can play with his small cars, too! |
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| Wyatt loves his new toy! He can drive his tractor and truck through it and fill them up with gas! And there are two spots to play with the smaller cars! |
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| Grandpa opening some of his gifts! |
The next day it was time to go back to MiMi and KPaw's house for more Christmas fun with NeNe and BPaw and CJ and D!
But first Wyatt had to help CJ and BPaw open their birthday gifts!
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| Happy Birthday to CJ! |
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| Helping Aunt CJ show her new birthday gift! |
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| He wasted no time throwing BPaw's tissue paper out for him! |
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| Happy Birthday to BPaw! |
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| Sister Birthday Picture! |
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| Uncle D with his new hat! |
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| Wyatt with his cool, new fireman hat that even makes a siren noise from CJ and D! |
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| BPaw in his new hat opening up some gifts! |
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| Wyatt opening his new ball pit from NeNe and BPaw! |
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| It didn't take long for the balls to come out! |
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| The traditional boys' Doritos picture! |
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| The all girl picture! |
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| Sweet NeNe and BPaw! |
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| Uncle D and Wyatt playing some ball outside! |
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| That evening we went to Whit's for some more fun and food! Here's our big group picture! |
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| Oh, you know - just munching on some chips! MiMi snapped this cute picture!  |
Christmastime is always our most favorite time of the year! We love seeing all of our families and celebrating the birth of our Savior!
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| Can't forget Wyatt's Santa Picture! |
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