{"id":631,"date":"2009-01-10T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=631"},"modified":"2017-06-27T12:44:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T17:44:05","slug":"taco-covered-in-presents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=631","title":{"rendered":"taco covered in presents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just now are we really settling down from the holidays and I can sit on my bootie for a minute to share with the Internets Lydia&#8217;s Fun Christmas Day.  <\/p>\n<p>Lydia had a special visitor at her daycare right before Christmas &#8212; the man himself, Santa Claus!  Lydia was more than happy to sit down with him for a picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3114965276_c772f99faa_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3114965276_c772f99faa_z.jpg 500w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3114965276_c772f99faa_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a small Christmas the weekend before with The Husband&#8217;s grandparents, who were in town from Mobile.  That night she officially got to unwrap her first present with her Daddy&#8217;s help.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3124240837_b127106599_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3124240837_b127106599_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3124240837_b127106599_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Business picked up on Chrimstas Eve when the families from both sides got together for Christmas Crab and ornament exchanges.  Lydia got quite a few ornaments.  She was most pleased with the ones she could chew on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139474000_99b3cd8d3a_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139474000_99b3cd8d3a_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139474000_99b3cd8d3a_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That night she slept well while Mommy and Daddy were up late cooking and generally stressing out.  It&#8217;s hard to coordinate something huge like Christmas with something that needs a schedule like a six-month-old.  I greatly look forward to the time when it will be Lydia who can&#8217;t sleep all night because she&#8217;s just so damn excited that Santa really is coming &#8217;cause Daddy showed her EXACTLY where he is on Google Earth and we all know that Google doesn&#8217;t lie.  EVER.<\/p>\n<p>So the next morning a well-rested Lydia wakes up to frantic parents gathering up presents, wrapping Oreo truffles, and cleaning up cat puke off the couch &#8212; Renton&#8217;s Christmas gift to us.  By the time we&#8217;re headed off to my parents&#8217; house it&#8217;s time for a nap.  This actually worked out &#8212; we did adult presents while she was zonked and once we were done, she was up and we laid out the task before her.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138649871_d293b34491_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138649871_d293b34491_z.jpg 480w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138649871_d293b34491_z-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Her and her cousin became literally buried in presents &#8212; we had to keep moving them behind the kids so we could see their faces &#8212; as we unwrapped.  Lydia was mesmerized, especially by anything shiny.  Her ladybug was a pretty big winner.  Mommy likes her hat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138655245_c77bfddc65_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138655245_c77bfddc65_z.jpg 480w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3138655245_c77bfddc65_z-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After oatmeal and a good nap, it was time to pack up and have Christmas Part Deux with The Husband&#8217;s parents across town.  We pack up and off we go.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia was ready to be wowed again after her long nap and she wasn&#8217;t disappointed.  She enjoyed checking out all her toys and clothes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139099161_367f44f07d_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139099161_367f44f07d_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139099161_367f44f07d_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Poor Lydia!  Mommy has a habit of sticking bows on heads.  The cats know this and keep out of range.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139100583_a653cc62c3_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139100583_a653cc62c3_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/3139100583_a653cc62c3_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soon after, Miss Lydia was quite worn out for the day.  She had been in a great mood and had a blast.  We all slept pretty deeply that night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just now are we really settling down from the holidays and I can sit on my bootie for a minute to share with the Internets Lydia&#8217;s Fun Christmas Day. Lydia had a special visitor at her daycare right before Christmas &#8212; the man himself, Santa Claus! 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