Early Christmas

Grandma and Grandpa ordered a battery powered jeep for Samuel and Bella and had it shipped to our house several weeks ago. When it got here, the box was in pretty bad shape so we opened it and inspected things. We didn't see anything wrong so we taped the box back up and kept it in the garage until Friday evening. Grandpa and Chuck started to put it together and we discovered that the seat was badly broken. Oh what a mess! It was 9:30 p.m. and Chuck was on the phone with JC Penny since that's where they had ordered it from. Then the guys decided to make a late night shopping trip to see if they could find another one. They didn't get back until 1:00 a.m. and after going all over town they couldn't find one. So the next morning they took the jeep back to JC Penny's, Grandpa decided he liked the John Deere Gator better, and Wes was on the phone with various stores until he tracked this one down in Mesquite. After finally getting it to the house, it took my dad and I a couple of hours to assemble the thing while the guys were out watching the BYU game. The whole episode was quite a mess, but everything eventually worked out and the kids were overjoyed with their present!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Samuel was so excited when he uncovered the gator. He got inside and said, "What does it do?" Then he pushed on the gas and got a huge smile on his face as he realized that he could actually drive it around.

Bella has become fascinated with anything pink. Grandma's pillow case is bright pink (you can see it behind Bella). Well, Bella grabbed a hold of Grandma's pillow and decided it was hers. So thanks for leaving the pillowcase behind!

And a visit from Grandma wouldn't be complete without a trip to the dollar store. Even though there were many presents under the tree, Samuel still was insistent that Grandma take him to the Dollar Store. He looks forward to this little adventure everytime they come. And Bella really got in on the action this time as well. Of course everything she got was pink!