A Pirate and his Pepperkin: Here comes Santa Claus..............

They say that Christmas only comes once a year..........but in the Stephen household we've been celebrating for over a week! It all started with a much anticipated visit from Grandpa and Uncle Tyler. This trip we also got to meet Tyler's girlfriend, Liz........Dawson had a little crush on her. The week started with opening presents with Grandpa, which is almost the same as Christmas morning =) After Dawson opened (with disappointment) the clothes that Grandma Donna picked out for he and Lauren (I loved the clothes! especially the tutu for Lauren!) he was very ready for a toy! That's when he opened his new Wii........I'm not sure who likes the Wii more Dawson or Daddy? Nonetheless, it has been fun watching the two of them fight over who is going to play next and daddy staying up late to see if he can turn pro at tennis (almost there!) Needless to say mommy has only played a couple times and is not so good!

Dawson and Grandpa

Opening the Wii with Lauren sitting patiently in the back.

Say Cheese.................

Then came Christmas at Helen's house....or should I say Papa's birthday party. During party we got a surprise visit from Santa! That's right the man in the red suit made a special visit. Dawson was shocked and a little star struck! Of course Lauren didn't like him at all, which is good because Daddy didn't want her anywhere near him (a little protective of his girl). Dawson got to sit on his lap and tell him everything that he wanted......Kota, monster truck, new DVD player, etc. The best part was when Santa asked him if he made his list.......that's when he didn't hesitate to tell him that he did and that Maggie helped him. I hope that he remembers this forever!