Phew! Where to begin? Let's see...my dad flew down Wednesday night. The next morning the boys were beyond excited to put together the gingerbread house! Dad brought down a lot of extra candy to put on that. haha Go Dad! Ian got out his list that had everything he and Ian wanted to do with Grandpop and as they were able to check things off, Ian was adding more things! We played a lot outside and enjoyed the weather. We attended the 5pm Christmas Eve service and came home for some appetizers. Cailean's coworker, Scott, joined us before he headed off to work that night. Cailean, Dad and the boys put the luminaries out that our neighborhood buys from the local Boy Scout troop. It looks so nice when we come home after church to see the area have them out.
Christmas Eve night was interesting! Ian would not fall asleep! Both boys listened to 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by my dad. He reads every single night to them when he is here. Gavin got into his bed and he was asleep in no time. Ian, I thought was asleep, but at 10pm he was still wide awake. He finally fell asleep by 11am and then was up at 3am and then at 7:15am. Gavin woke up at 7:30am Christmas morning.
Christmas morning was great! After present opening Cailean made breakfast while I did some organizing. It did rain, but we didn't mind! We headed out to the movies to see the new Chipmunk movie. It has become a tradition for us to go catch a movie on Christmas Day. We had a nice dinner and then headed over to our friends' house for some dessert.
Saturday morning we drove over to the coast to Wilmington, NC and toured the USS North Carolina battleship. Dad and I were there years ago, but Cailean and the kids had never been. We toured that ship in about two hours and then drove over to Wrightsville Beach and flew some kites and picked up some shells. I loved watching the waves and we even saw three dolphins!!! Saturday night Cailean got a call and was headed to Miami to fix a plane. He didn't get back until Monday afternoon!
Sunday morning we took dad to one of his favorite spots...Krispy Kreme donut shop in downtown Raleigh! Then we headed home for a little bit and off to Best Buy because dad needed a new digital camera. We spent a few hours at the Berry house. Mike lived next door to us in Northfield. He, his wife and two boys live in Raleigh and we finally were able to get together. We came home to play lots of games and the Wii and then headed out dinner. I let the boys stay up a little later than normal and we all sat on the couch and watched a movie they got for Christmas.
This morning we did a little shopping. Well, helped dad use up his gift card and then hung out at the house. My dad taught Ian how to play chess and checkers. It was great to watch because my dad taught me how to play when I was young!
Oh and dad bought Ian and Gavin a drum set. So, yes...it has been loud, but I LOVE it! I love watching them play it and come up with their own tunes!!!
We took dad to the airport this afternoon and Cailean arrived a few minutes before, so he was able to meet up with us to say goodbye. It was sad. Gavin thinks he is going to come back tomorrow and Ian wants him to stay forever or at least come back in January.
Tonight we had Christmas with mom and my grandparents! It was great to see them. They spent two nights at the beach and I was happy that mom made it work because she has been wanting to go there for a few years!
I'm home with the boys this week and we have a few different things planned with some friends. So, stay tuned!
Here is the link to the pictures we took:
Dad always takes a gazillion pictures when he visits, but his camera wasn't working. So, we used ours! :)
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