Christmas Day

Our Christmas was great (as Christmases usually are). Kaiya's still not to the wake up early-tear through presents-go crazy stage, so it was really relaxed and fun. We got her a slide (as mentioned in a previous post, she loves to slide, and now that it's winter and we can't go out, we thought she would enjoy one for inside). This is a video of her coming in to see it Christmas morning. I was hoping for an excited face, some talking, and smiles, but the video is actually sort of funny because there's none of that. You would think she had seen the thing a hundred times, but that's just how Kaiya reacts. It takes her a while to get excited. I assure you that now the slide is her favorite thing in the world.

Here's her sort of smiling once she had done it once or twice.

Kaiya got some animal crackers in her stocking and once she got those open, she was content for quite a while. It might have been her favorite present.

Here's Kaiya actually opening a present (this might have been the only one she did on her own)

And enjoying a wooden color puzzle we got her.

Patrick and I ended up getting each other the same DVD. We had purchased the Japanese version of Shall We Dance a few months ago and lost it. I guess we both thought we would like to have it again. The really funny thing was that we had wrapped them in the same paper and opened them at the same time too.

I was so excited to get this rain chain. They have them all over Japan and I loved them. Now we just need a house with a rain gutter. And to live somewhere where it rains.

This picture is funny because I tried all day to get pictures of her smiling and enjoying Christmas and was unsuccessful. A few hours later, she found the cat and couldn't stop smiling and giggling. Maybe next year we'll get her a cat.

This video is sideways (obviously. I totally forgot in the moment that I can't turn videos) but it's so cute! Kaiya got this bouncing tigger and likes to bounce along with him.

And finally, here's Kaiya wishing everyone a "Mewy Kimkink" and a goodnight too!