Christmas updates!

I was so excited for Christmas this year...so much so that I wanted to set up the decorations shortly after Halloween. Of course, with a husband like Bruce, he wanted me to wait until closer to Thanksgiving. :) Sooooo, shortly after Thanksgiving, all of the decorations were set up and I think Karsen was amazed with all of the fun lights!

Christmas this year was so special because we spent it with my grandparents, Bruce's parents and my parents. I know they all wanted to spend time with Karsen and it was so great that we could make the effort to get to all of those places.

First stop was Vienna, Missouri to visit my grandparents. I left town Friday after with Karsen and my mom and we stayed until that Sunday. When we first got there Friday, Karsen enjoyed spending time with his Great-Grandma! He sure was spoiled but I think we were all loving it!

As the excitement was building on Saturday, to open presents with all of the extended family, Great-Grandpa spent some time with Karsen. I think Karsen loved Grandpa's super cool suspenders! Soon enough kid...I bet he gets you a matching pair! 

Karsen also got some great play time on the floor as people hurried around him getting lunch ready. Props to the photog, Great Aunt Traci!

And possibly the most exciting time of all...opening his first gift!! Of course his favorite part of it was trying to eat the paper...but he did get a Little People Nativity Scene which will make a nice addition to his Christmas set up in his room next year. Shhh...dont tell Bruce! 

After everyone left, we packed up the car and headed to mass. Of course I had to get a picture of Karsen with Great-Grandpa because they looked like twins! Matching red shirts!

Bruce, Karsen and I headed back to KC that Sunday and got everything unpacked just in time to get it all packed up again to head to Little River and spend Christmas with Bruce's parents. 

I dont think he quite knew what all of the gifts were, but he would soon find out! Of course as you can see, he again tried to eat the paper...focus on the gift on the inside kid!

We headed back to KC the day after Christmas so when we got home we got Karsen's gifts out so he could open his gifts from mom and dad. Yes...mom and dad accidentally left his gifts behind, but they had every intention of taking them out of town with them...again, they just forgot. At least we remembered diapers and formula...the important stuff!

Again, more focused on eating the bows than actually opening the gift. 

Our last Christmas of celebration occurred in Prairie Village with my parents and brother. 

I am hopeful that after all of these Christmas celebrations, he will start to get the idea that the paper needs to come off of the package and enjoy what is on the inside! Haha. Like I have heard people say...dont even worry about giving the toy; give the box the toy came in!