Christmas

Christmas is my favorite holiday I could leave the tree and lights up all year and still be just as excited the morning of. This year I got the giant blessing of spending it with Mr B and now that he is over a year it was so much fun! Being a parent on Christmas is even better than being a kid I couldn't sleep and I was up at 5:30 just staring at him waiting for him to wake up and enjoy his goodies.. Let's just say he didn't get the memo as 6:30 rolled around he finally decided to join me. Then since my husband is deployed and there is a huge time difference we had to wait even longer for daddy to skype to see all the presents. 

Deployment sucks but I can't imagine life before Skype it has become my new wingman. My son loves toys but will not open wrapped presents he hates ripping the paper and has decided that if it isn't in a bag where he can't take the paper out slowly then grab the toy and take it out he will wait for you to unwrap it. And refuses to unwrap it on his own.. Silly little goober. he also has a slight Elmo obsession and the second he saw the red fur of a tickle me Elmo in a package he dove in after it and sat in front of him smiling at it and dancing until breakfast. He knows the way to santas heart.. So we went from presents to Christmas pictures where my husband got to sit in front of his laptop smiling like an idiot for a good 15 min so he could be in all our family pictures. Not so fun for him but I'm glad he did it 

Next was lunch (Bradley's favorite time of any day) especially on holidays I call him my stuffin muffin if he was allowed to he would probably live off stuffing. Which is of course the food that makes the biggest mess ever.. Those little piece get in his hair, down his back, in his diaper legs and toes. Anywhere and everywhere is stuffing I don't know how he does it.. He finally took a nap and we started cleaning up the giant mound of trash. Then I just sat in the bathroom and cried... I can't help it deployment sucks and I wish more than anything my husband could have been here to see our son experience all these exciting things.. But then you think about all the families in the same boat as you and pull yourself together after all it's a heck of a lot worse for my husband who's gone in the middle of no where just sitting in front of a laptop all day... After packing up we headed home to play with our toys yes our toys. I got the soda stream I have been drooling over for months and could not wait to rip it out and use it. My parents still spoil us what can I say :) . I ripped it out filled the cup with water, clicked it in and the thing exploded water like I have never seen before.. While covered in soda and now beyond frustrated I tried it again... Same thing. So I decided to dump the syrup into my super bubbly explovsive water and it explodes again.. I cried.. The kitchen and I were covered in soda and my husband was much better at setting up these things then I am.. So I had my dad come over and look at i.. He presses one button and makes the perfect soda... No explosions.. No tears.. No water spewing out of the machine.. Just a cup filled with soda.. Little fucker of a machine hated me! But it did make some pretty yummy stuff when done correctly! I tried again and finally got it! Feeling more proud then I ever I can honestly say I took way more pictures of my filled soda cup then I would like to admit but the stuff was pretty good 

Then I took my cup and curled up on the couch thanking my parents again and again while watching my son play with his toys and curling up with Elmo. The perfect end to the perfect day