Mom & Dad thought everyone was kidding when they said that Rylie would be up at 5 am on Xmas morning, but they weren't. Luckily, she didn't notice that Santa Clause had already been there and she was shuffled off to our room to watch cartoons before she woke the rest of the house up. She was amazed and had lots of fun opening her gifts. She must've been a really good girl this year because Santa brought her all kinds of fun toys.
Aunt Kristy and Grandma & Grandpa Watt came in to stay with us for the holiday. We all pigged out on great food (well most of us anyway, Rylie did her usual and didn't eat much) and had a great time. Then after we got Rylie down for the night (which wasn't easy - she was having so much fun playing with Grandpa's gloves on the air mattresses), Dad had the pleasure of putting toys together so they would be ready for Rylie on Xmas morning.
Rylie was a big help this year when it came to decorating the tree. She even likes to try and redecorate it when we get home in the evenings. 
We decided to make the carving of Rylie's pumpkin a whole family affair. Rylie helped Mom clean out the insides while Mom and Dad took turns carving the face (Dad did most of the carving). We think we did a pretty good job since it was Rylie's first time and neither Mom nor Dad had done one since they were kids.
