Christmas Eve: The Adventure Begins

Wyatt's Christmas experience began with a trip on Christmas Eve to visit his Grandpa and Grandma Parrish in Garland. Wyatt was a bit suspicious of papa when he was telling him about all the presents he'd be getting later on, but we convinced him it would be ALMOST as much fun as riding his purple elephant.

We loaded up the car with gifts and the little one and made the hour drive starting about 12:30pm. We arrived a little after 1:30, with a stop along the way to get Mama Dap a caffeine boost at the Starbucks. We had a good trip over and Wyatt was ready to get moving once we arrived. Grandpa took him for a tour of the house, since he'd only been there once and he was only a few weeks old then. He took him out back on the deck to look at the creek and the trees and once he got back inside, Wyatt started exploring. One of the first things he found was the angel holding a candle. She was right about his level and he couldn't help but trying to grab that candle out of her hands. My brother thinks the angel is pretty creepy, since it moves its arms back in forth in a slow and... well, creepy way. We took the angel into the other room for her own safety, and that let Wyatt concentrate on the presents.


We decided to get Wyatt going on his presents early since he was rested and in a good mood. Not to mention that the light coming in the back windows and sliding glass door was perfect for photos. After some instruction, Wyatt picked up pretty quickly on tearing the paper. Once he tore it, it was a toss up as to whether he'd be more interested in what he found inside or in putting the torn paper into his mouth.
Eventually, with some help from dad and grandpa, he found his way into his great new toys, and you can tell by his reactions that he absolutely loved the great gifts he received. He got a new Busy Zoo, which is a great wooden toy that he can stand or sit next to and find tons of different pieces and parts to play with. He also got some stackable donuts, very much like the ones I had when I was a little tike.



















He loved it all and afterwards we had some fun helping him stand. He even tried a little one-legged push-up action to get to the television remote control.



















Wyatt's aunt and uncle, Michael and Jennifer, arrived a bit later and we got a good shot of those 3 together. As you can tell, Michael is being himself. Their present for Wyatt was a fantastic 3 in 1 sports toy that has a mini-basketball goal, a baseball set up attached to a swing-arm that he can hit, and a football in between goalposts. He's pretty fond of the basketball portion of it right now, even though I'm trying to convince him that football is top priority right now with the Cowboys playoff run coming up.







Here are a couple more photos of me and my dad enjoying the rest of the day with Wyatt. I really like the shot DeeDra got of me and Wyatt on the ground with him grabbing my finger. We all had a great time and he continues to bring smiles and happiness along with him where ever he goes.