The Rest of Christmas

So, we left Charleston around 10:30 am. Sophie has a new ride . . . her convertable carseat. She outgrew her infant seat and now sits in a carseat but backwards still. It's a whole different experience for both Ted and Sophie. They chatted, laughed and generally had a very cordial car ride. Ted is a notoriously HORRIBLE traveler so this was a Christmas miracle! =)


My view from the front seat.

For the past 8 years, my parents have come to Ben's parent's house for lunch on Christmas morning. We did the traditional lunch and then opened gifts. Ben wasn't feeling well. He and Sophie napped through that. Ben opened gifts when he got up and then Sophie opened her gifts when she got up. I kind of liked spreading things out through the day.


Sophie in her new pink gangsta WVU hat. Check out her velour Christmas outfit! Snazzy!


Carlyn, Trey & Ted in their dollar store silly glasses.

Around 5:00 pm we went to my parent's house. Carlyn and Trey were there with their parents Jay and Janet, and Charlie and Val. We opened some more gifts. Trey is my 8 year old nephew. He and Ted are great friends. We played a couple rounds of Candy Land, "wrastled", ate dinner, and played.

Ted has had some serious snot drippage since yesterday. Instead of going through several boxes of tissues, I gave him a "booger wiper" (aka a burp cloth, wash cloth, etc). He always says that he has "boogers coming out" which is really snot dripping down his face. He has wiped his face so much that his nose, cheeks, and mouth are completely dry and chapped. It looks awful. But he always has his faithful "booger wiper" by his side. It beats me always having to do it. I am currently listening to him cough in bed, waiting for the cough medicine to kick in.

We had a great Christmas. It continues tomorrow with a visit to Grandad's and Family Fun Night. To be continued . . . .