R loves having Grammie and Grampie read to her. The book they're looking at in this picture was one of her favorites this year-- it's a Christmas in Connecticut book that J's great-uncle gave me the first time I went to Connecticut for Christmas with his family. It has lots of pictures of snow, various holiday celebrations around Connecticut, wreaths on doors, and festively decorated homes. She especially enjoyed saying "Tee! Tee!" every time there was a pine tree or a Christmas tree in a picture.
On Christmas morning, she got up and saw all of her presents. She really wasn't quite sure what to do with them all at first, but she seemed to really enjoy her chair. Here she is looking at her new stroller all wrapped up-- it was the first thing she unwrapped, and as you can see in the next picture, she immediately wanted to play with it!
I just love those antlers!
This is just after she's pulled everything out of her stocking-- other than the house and the chair, everything we gave R fit into her stocking. She got the hang of the click-clackers right away, although she's not particularly rhythmic with them yet.
When I found out Grammie and Grampie were going to come, I baked a few additional kinds of cookies-- sugar, peanut blossoms (with squares of vegan chocolate substituted for the Hershey's kisses), and applesauce bread. Grammie brought these delicious vegan bars-- a layer of graham cracker with other assorted grains (oatmeal, stuff like that) topped with a layer of melted chocolate, with a peanut butter drizzle on top. J loved them. And then a few traditions from J's side of the family: clementines and mixed nuts in a bowl.
Grammie and Grampie with their favorite gifts: M&Ms and a magazine about various opportunities for making money. J's dad got a real kick out of reading this magazine while visiting us.
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