Merry Harris Christmas

The weekend before Christmas we went to Detroit to celebrate Christmas with Chad's family. The kids had a GREAT time together. There was lots of good food and time with family and an abundance of fun presents to open. Gavin officially "got it" when it came to opening presents and he was often found in front of whoever was opening at the time offering his services. His highlights were ripping the paper, opening boxes and emptying them of tissue..oh and ripping off tags which led to some guessing from time to time of whose gift was whose. He had a blast though and with all the craziness Chad and I were involved in at home, we were happy to get our of our house for a few days. Overall it was fun and relaxing...until the ride home. We sat in a blizzard for hours and it took us a total of 9 HOURS to get home. I kid you not, it was brutal. I think Gavin's brain needed some major recupe afterwards since he watched movies for 4 1/2 hours straight. Terrible, just terrible. Here are some pictures of the good part though.... :)

There was lots of cuddling aka wrestling per typical Gavin style.

Cousin hugs.

Gavin liked tackling presents that were just his size.

Examining his new chirping Gavin the Grasshopper book.

He just loves books -- in fact he pushed my arms out of my lap and climbed in so that we could read the new ones.
Anxiously opening a box.

Our family.

Trying to get the three kids for a picture.

Huge hit with the kids....Elmo laptop.

Gavin discovered how to push the button to make these snowmen sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" over...and over...and over....

Only a Grandma could get her grandsons to do this. Priceless.

Jammy time.