A few days ago Lucy and I were reminiscing about our recent Las Vegas Christmas trip. I prodded, "Where did we stay?"
Lucy said: "At Gramma Truman's! And, she had a room for us!"
And she did! We three Truman travelers were so grateful to find room in Grandpa and Grandma's Inn this Christmas!
Ah, so many merry Christmas memories...I hardly know where to begin!
I wish I could upload the delicious smell of my mother-in-law's orange rolls baking in the oven, the musical sound of Lucy and her Gram giggling all through an afternoon "nap" together, the warm feeling of a one-on-one, more-than-just-small talk with my Father-in-law. A pity those things aren't anywhere on my hard drive. But they're in my heart.
I can show you Lucy sitting at her Great Grandma Bowler's feet. (Bonus points if you can identify Lucy and/or Grandma Bowler in this sea of darling faces =)
I can show you Grandma Truman's lamp-turned-Christmas-tree. (Can you tell it's really a lamp? So clever is Wes's cute momma!)
And I can show you Lucy swinging away Christmas Eve afternoon in her Aunt Suzy's backyard. 
(You can play me all the Bing Crosby in the world, but I tell you: now that we're back home in our Utah winter wonderland - we're dreaming about our warm Christmas in Vegas!)
(You can play me all the Bing Crosby in the world, but I tell you: now that we're back home in our Utah winter wonderland - we're dreaming about our warm Christmas in Vegas!) It really was such a wonderful, wonderful holiday! Lucy had a ball.
Every visit to Uncle Mark and Aunt Maria's toy/cousin/love-filled home ended with Lucy mourning, "I just want to stay at this house!"
Every day at Grandma's was packed with play time in the "forest." (curtain-enclosed room)
And although Lucy is still just beginning to understand the Christmas concepts of Christ's birth and of Santa Claus, her awareness this year was keen enough to give me the treasured memory of tucking her wiggling, wide-eyed little self into bed on Christmas Eve.
Oh, the anticipation!
And the sweet innocence.
When Wes and I, full of Christmas Eve excitement ourselves, bid her good night and reminded her, "Santa will come tonight!" Her excited, "Yes! And Heavenly Father!!" was a particularly poignant reminder to us.
And...Christmas Morning! What fun!
Lucy had been practicing the "stocking moment" all December long. Our rehearsal sounded something like this.
Mom: "Do you think Santa will visit us on Christmas?!"
Lucy: "Yes! He will! And he will put toys in my stocking, and I will look inside, and I will say, 'Ahhhhh!'"
Lucy had been practicing the "stocking moment" all December long. Our rehearsal sounded something like this.
Mom: "Do you think Santa will visit us on Christmas?!"
Lucy: "Yes! He will! And he will put toys in my stocking, and I will look inside, and I will say, 'Ahhhhh!'"
"Ahhhhh!"
Santa did, indeed, bring all kinds of goodies, but I think Lucy's favorite gifts were the Little Pet Shop birds that Uncle Rog and Aunt Andrea sent from Ohio. No offense, Santa.At least Dad and Grandpa liked Lucy's presents...
MMmmmmm. What else to tell...What else to remember....We made the Gingerbread house that Uncle Brent and Aunt Tonya gifted us. (And I tell you, I'm all about pre-made =)
And, let's not forget the Fitz's Christmas party and the leg lamp!
So fun to see so many friends! (But Ry, in retrospect, we're feeling a little jipped that we didn't get to go and hear you order your "usual." We'll have to rectify that problem sometime in the future!)THANK YOU GRANDMA AND GRANDPA, AND ALL OUR LAS VEGAS FAMILY!!
We had such a wonderful time!!!
12 comments:
Oh Lori--how fun. I loved the video of Lucy with the present. I hope that those happy feelings stick with you as you make new ones all year. Happy 2008!
It looks and sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas in Vegas. I must admit though that I will never get use to the idea of a warm Christmas. I am all about the white Christmas which we had this year!
This was the perfect entertainment for a lazy Saturday morning. Those videos are 10,000 dollar material for America's funniest videos... love you guys.
That was a good time and so fun seeing you guys. I just wish we had more time to spend with you, Wes and your DARLING little Lucy! I'm sorry she got sick! I hope she is feeling better. Love ya!
Sorry, the comment above was from Mark and Maria, not Rachel and Suzanne. I just changed it and I hope it works!
Those are nice blocks. I'm jealous. We grew up in a world of rectangles and triangles. Now that they've come out with arcs and wedges, I'm glad to see they're not being wasted on the young.
Oh, and the waitress finally knows my drink order! Last time we were there I said "large" and she piped in "chocolate milk" with a nod. We're getting close! Can't wait to take you guys there.
It was such a fun Christmas because you were here, right here in our little house with us! Haven't watched a little one Christmas morning for a few years.
I love that you have taught Lucy so well about the real gifts of Christmas!
So glad you are all feeling a little better.
I'm so good to have you guys here. We wish Lucy could come over and play all the time! :) I'm glad you are all on the way to recovery...kinda wipes you out, but makes one especially grateful for healthy kids!
Loved it! Loved the videos! (William loved them too). Loved your perfect gingerbread house... we'll have to go that route next year!
"There's no place like HOME for the Holidays"..... And Home is where the family is. Thanks for taking such good care of our Three Musketeers Lu and Phil. You are truly the best! (and, although we had a beautiful White Christmas....warmer climates are having more appeal to me all the time:)
wonderful! Those are such great videos!!
oh so much fun! So sorry it ended with sickness! Those pictures just make you "feel" Lucy's excitement! The polkadot sleeper, my favorite, nothing better than a sleeper clad child! It was so fun to get to see you for a quick moment! love you all!
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