The Saturday before Christmas (Dec. 18), we got together with Evie's birth family, Heather, Tamara, and Kelly, to exchange Christmas gifts. We met up at the Rio Grande Cafe, a place Dan and I used to go to several years ago. We've missed it. The food was great even if some of the other patrons weren't too excited about our present-opening extravaganza. We had a good time.
Tamara wrestles with Evie
Evie spent only a little time in her high chair, eating some refried beans that I fed her. Most of the time, she was being held and she did not want to hold still. This girl is always on the go.
Anna was a pretty good sport, especially when she realized that some of the presents were for her.
Of course Evie enjoyed playing with the bow almost as much as she enjoyed the actual presents.
Heather gave Evie and Anna a Little People Zoo to share. Of course, in Anna's mind this toy never belonged to Evie and she has completely commandeered it. But for Evie got to push the box around the house a few moments before we opened it.
Heather and her parents also gave the girls matching pjs. The zoo is a huge hit, along with the books they gave Anna and Evie too. It took a few days, but Anna is starting to share the animals with Evie.
This photo really has nothing to do with getting together with Evie's birth family, but that same night my sister Katie brought Anna her Christmas present since Anna wasn't at the family Christmas party. So I guess there was a present for her to open at that party after all. Katie gave Anna a Disney Princess Memory game and of course Anna loves it. The cards have been scattered all over our house, but I think we've managed to gather them all up again. Anna also got a Cinderella doll for Christmas and the other day I caught her holding her Cinderella doll, pointing to Cinderella on the cover of her Memory game and saying, "That's you!"
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