Christmas in Cincinnati

On Saturday, December 27th, we drove to Cincinnati to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Swart. Tyler and Great Grandma
Thankfully, Tyler has more musical talent than me. Here he is playing some tunes for us!

Tyler and Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Swart

Tyler and Grandpa and Grandma

Tyler and Mommy and Daddy

Christmas at Papa Mike's and Mama Diane

The Gross Family Mama Diane, Tyler, and Papa Mike
Travis, Tyler, and me
The Gross boys

A big truck from Papa Mike
Another truck
Sheriff Tyler

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!

Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Blowing out the candles. (I think he thought it was his Birthday!) Hmm....cake!

Christmas Morning- Presents

More pictures of Christmas morning...

Tyler's big gift from Santa

Christmas Morning

Not every day is Christmas day, so Tyler had a breakfast of champions! I broke down and let him have a cookie. (Only because the blueberry muffins were in the oven!!)

After Tyler went to bed on Christmas Eve, Santa came to visit. We also unpacked the presents that everyone else brought to celebrate Christmas.First view of the presents!

Checking out his truck first.

Fire truck from Steve and Brenda Race car track from Santa

Christmas Eve

Dinner after Christmas Eve service. We all sat down to a nice dinner. The men's table. Tyler had to pull up his stool to feel included. The women in the family room.
Opening a few presents from Nana Cindy, Papa Ernie and Aunt Shawna.

Travis and TylerShawna and AlyA big truck from Cindy and Ernie.

Tyler kept yelling "Oh, Boy!" with every present he opened!

Steve and Brenda- a loving moment caught on camera!Family reading of T'was the Night Before Christmas Tyler spies Santa in the book.

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Cookie Time

Its not officially Christmas time in our house until there are cookies baking. This year Tyler got to be hands on in the baking process. He helped me roll out the dough and cut out shapes.

Not to mention that he was ready and willing to help taste test!

Christmas with Tot-time

A picture of me and Tyler during our last Tot-time at the local library.

Tyler shaking his bells to "Jingle Bells," his favorite Christmas song.

(He's in the middle, in red!)

A hug for his friend, Lynnley Santa- take 3....still not interested

Checking Santa out from a distance