Christmas with the Bernheisels, Part II

When we left Pop's house we went right to GG and Great Great Grandpa Herb's house. Dinner was waiting when we got there, of course, and then we went right to bed. Sort of. Clare was really sick and stayed up all night in total misery. But it was OK, mostly, because GG and Great Great Grandpa Herb don't sleep much anyway.

The next morning was Christmas! And Mama and Vati rallied enough to feed us and let us open presents.
This is their Christmas tree. Don't worry. That's not all for us.
We let Great Great Grandpa Herb help us with our packages. We got lots of great stuff. Clothes and toys and books! Hooray!

After lunch and a nap we woke up to find more family than we even knew we had. Aunts and uncles and cousins, and even our favorite friend Amanda's family was there! We opened presents for a long time.
In our family, the youngest person in the room has to hand out presents. David's been the youngest for a ridiculously long time. He's happy to give up elf duty. He still helped me read the names, but I passed out the presents.
Then it was time for dinner. This was the biggest Christmas dinner at GG's house yet! There was lots to eat. Vati and I sat at the Cool Kids' Table with my cousins. Mama and Clare had to sit with the adults. I even got to eat GG's homemade custard for dessert from a salt cellar, just like my big cousin Michael used to do when he was my age. Everybody thought that was pretty funny, but it seemed like a good idea to me!

This is getting long, so we'll be back with more later!

Christmas with the Bernheisels, Part I

Here are just a few pictures to help us tell you all about our Christmas!
To start off the season right, all the kids at my playschool had a very special Christmas program. Here I am with all of my teachers. Maybe later Mama and Vati will share the video of me and my special dance moves that became quite the hit during the musical numbers.
A few days later we had a cookie decorating party at my friend Olivia's house. Vati made gingerbread and frosting for me to take and I covered it with all sorts of fun decorations. Then Mama and Vati ate it all of it!
The next Sunday I sat through church with Mama and Vati while Clare stayed in the nursery. I had so much fun that Vati decided to take me back that night for the Service of Lessons and Carols. We even sang some songs that I knew!
We usually make our Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve, but this year we were scheduled to travel on Christmas Eve so we moved our schedule up one day. I had a great time mixing the dough, rolling it out, and decorating. Clare had an equally good time banging the dough with her cookie cutter and sprinkling decorations all over the table. Then she fell out of the chair. Oh well.
On Christmas Eve we went to Pop's house. We stopped in for lunch and gifts on the way to GG and Great Great Grandpa Herb's house. There were lots of fun toys there. Among lots of other stuff, Clare got a dollhouse and I got a train table!

Then we headed to GG's house, but that's another post for another day.