We Four "P's" and Our Pod: And to all a good night!

AJ's first Christmas was a success!!! His grandparents, aunties, uncles, and cousins all spoiled him rotten...and he LOVED it! We weren't sure if AJ would enjoy opening presents, but he really seemed to enjoy taking bows off of the packages and tearing at the paper. Adam had to work on Christmas Eve night, so we had to wait for him to come home before AJ could see what Santa brought everyone.

We played in his room for a while...he unloaded EVERYTHING from his book shelves that were within reach...including the puzzles that Auntie Kacey & Uncle Brendan and Auntie Michelle & Uncle Michael got him for Christmas. The puzzles are a seriously big hit!

Mess? What Mess? I don't know what you're talking about!

When Daddy got home, we all went into the living room to see what Santa brought. He brought something for everyone in the house. The "girls" were very excited about their new presents. Dinosaurs was the theme for AJ, Harley, and Lulu this year. (It's really nice to see Lulu get so excited over toys now and actually play with them....she's come a long way in such a short time. I think she loves her new life as a dog in the Pouliot household!)

The girls also got a comfy new bed that's big enough for BOTH of them to share...although...Lulu would still rather play and sleep on the couch (can you blame her?!)

Finally, AJ got to see what was in his stocking! Santa brought a book, an Elmo cell phone, and some foam letters and numbers for the bath tub!!!

His favorite present by far is his new xylophone....and he's quite musically talented too. I think he and his big cousin, Ryan, could make a killer duo with the percussion instruments!!

Santa also brought Rock & Roll Elmo. AJ LOVED playing with this in the stores and loves to watch him sing and dance. Whenever Elmo speaks or sings, his face LIGHTS up! Harley on the other hand is a bit weary of this animated little guy!

With the holidays behind us, we realized that AJ needed a safe place to play with all of his toys. He's very mobile and curious and gets into EVERYTHING! So, we bought him a lovely kid-kennel...I mean "safety play yard". He LOVES it! And we love it too...now we can put him in one spot to play and we can actually do housework! Hallelujah!!