"Little Christmas" in January with Nana 2014

We saved our tree for Nana to come over and exchange gifts. Even though Christmas Eve (Noche Buena) is the big family dinner celebration in Cuban culture, presents are actually exchanged on Epiphany morning, after the wise men bring them on the 12th night of Christmas. We never did that when I was growing up (the wise men compromised and came on the same night as Santa) but I understood growing up that we had changed the family's tradition because we lived in the United States.

Well, this year, we got to open some presents pretty close to what the Irish call "Little Christmas."

Nana is very very cold.

James understands the "present" thing now and was pretty excited.

Riiiiiiiiip.

James got a bunch of trains, and he's been playing with ALL of them in equal measure.

(And more than any of his other toys.)

I'm holding a Patriots Mickey, but look around me and you can see that 

Itty Bitty got a lot of fashion items from Nana

 

Nana rocking her gift from James. An owl bracelet.

Kevin enjoying his new windbreaker indoors.

Merry Little Christmas! James is still mourning the departure of our tree this week! We told him it went back to the park.