Christmas in Wichita Pictures

On Christmas Eve, Grandma Ruth came over.  We got out the puzzle the girls had gotten from Granny and Grandpa Vogts. 

Kayla, Grandma, Megan

We had a peaceful evening together, until I tried to drive Grandma Ruth home. I thought it was too windy and snowy for her to walk through the yards. Little did I realize how big of a snow drift there was right in front of our driveway! We got stuck when we backed into it. We later learned there was a sheet of ice beneath it, so we were doomed from the start. Luckily, with a great deal of effort and the help of a kind neighbor, we got back into the garage and our neighbor drove mom home. (Thanks, Ian!)

If only Santa had come earlier, I'm sure the girls would have been happy to drive Grandma Ruth home in their car!

Megan

Kayla

The don't quite have the hang of it yet, but the did enjoy it when daddy helped them around the living room!  At the end, Megan did push herself backwards a little, so with a little more practice, they'll be driving like race car drivers!

Santa also brought them a "Choo Choo Wagon".  No longer in production, these wagons are treasured among parents of multiples.  When you have a double stroller, the kids are seated close together -- and the one in back inevitably begins kicking the one in front.  And grabbing bows out of her hair, in our case.  If you use a side by side stroller, you take up entirely too much of a walkway.  Put them in a big wagon, and you still have a shared space. 

Megan and Kayla

But with this wagon, each one has their own car (with seatbelt)! Each one can see more easily than in the stroller, too! Great for trips around the neighborhood or the zoo! But now I'm turning into a commercial for a product you can no longer find except on ebay and other used merchandise outlets!  It won't replace the stroller, but we're looking forward to using it this summer and taking them on their first trip to the zoo.

The girls did get the hang of unwrapping presents!  Aunt Karen, Uncle Carl and Cousin Nathan used pink and purple dotted paper - in keeping with our pink/purple theme for the girls. Kayla tore right into it!  No stopping them now!

Kayla

Later in the day, we changed into clothes -- and Aunt Karen loaned Megan her Santa hat.  Megan found a Wii remote, and was ready to play!

Megan

Uncle Carl loaned his Santa hat to Kayla, who had found another Wii remote to play with, and they sat with Grandma Ruth!  But getting all three to smile and pose at the same time proved to be a challenge, so I picked one where the girls were closest to ready.  Sorry, Grandma!

Megan, Grandma, Kayla

Cousin Nathan played the Wii, while Kayla just thought she was helping...or was she?

Mike, Nathan, Kayla

Uncle Carl and Megan had a nice talk.  We're not sure anyone understood what Megan was saying, but she was definitely engaged in the exchange and enjoying the conversation.

Megan and Uncle Carl

And finally, the girls proved the age-old fact, that kids like the box best of all.

Kayla, Megan

Merry Christmas!