Our first stop was Aunt Hong's and Uncle Hung's house for Christmas lunch. When we arrived, Andrew went straight for the dogs and started to play with them. We also got to introduce Andrew to some more of Ngoai's younger brother from Dallas, my Uncle Tho, and some of Mommy's first cousins. He had actually seen my uncle and some of his kids when he was just a baby. Anyway, it was great having them with us.
It was time for lunch. David had ordered a turducken while Uncle and Aunt prepared lots of food including eggrolls and various sides. Everything was delicious. Andrew totally just wanted to eat the eggrolls and must have had like five of them!
Andrew of course finished eating early and wanted to open gifts. I had told him we would after lunch so naturally he thought when he finished regardless of anyone else. After I further explained to him that he had to wait until everyone finished eating, he watched the Disney Christmas parade on TV for a little while.
Finally, we had eaten; and it was time for presents. It was funny because Andrew at first said that all the presents were for him. I quickly corrected him to which he then said "one" as only one gift was for him. And then he picked up a gift and gave it to one of Uncle Tho's sons, Kevin. Andrew totally loved Kevin and had been chasing him around and playing with him all morning. I thought it was pretty sweet of Andrew. I was proud of his unselfishness.
Apparently, the morning had provided Andrew with ample practice with gift opening. The fool was a pro. He still wanted to stop and play with each present before moving onto the next gift to open. We did let him play a little, but wanted him to finish opening his presents so we kept at him.
Drew totally loved the remote control train and fire truck from Ngoai and Papa. Andrew was so happy with his train alphabet and number puzzle from Uncle and Aunt (Josh has the exact same one and Andrew loves working it when we go over there). He was so excited about the garbage and dump trucks from David and Dina. And he really liked his die cast cars from MaryAnn and Scott. Ba Co gave him some money, but he really wasn't too interested in that since he is totally into tangible goods at this point, but we know that mentality will change one day.
James and I received some really nice gifts too. We got lots of Longhorn paraphenalia and some cute things for the house! ;) We really are so fortunate to have so many loved ones to celebrate with. We had a really nice time. And actually, it got even better because Uncle Hung's sister, Lan, came by the house for a visit. She and her family live in Tennessee and I just adore them. Aunt Lan came with one of her sons, Daniel; and it was nice getting to see them. It was a great finish to a wonderful Christmas celebration!
We headed back to Ngoai's house to try to put Andrew down for a nap, but he was fighting it. We just decided to let him go without and headed over to Uncle 10's. Sure enough, he fell asleep on the way over. We drove around a bit. But when we arrived at Uncle's and tried to put him down in a bed, he woke up and was too excited to fall back asleep.
Andrew totally loves going to my uncle's house because he is totally spoiled with attention from all my cousins. Ngoc-Thuy even got him a sweet gift too, which was totally unnecessary, but so very thoughtful. Andrew would run around going from all the cousins and loved sharing his trains with them. Drew also loves playing with the twins' stuffed animals as well as their die cast airplanes that he always play with over there.
We ate dinner (Vietnamese soup) and hung out with all the kids. It's nice just getting to spend time with all my cousins especially Vanna who was back from college in California. They are really good kids; and I really love being with them. They always make us laugh.
But before long, we needed to head home to put Andrew to bed. He fell asleep about fifteen minutes into the car ride!!
What a great day! We saw a lot of family today and it was a great way to spend Christmas! I feel so lucky that we have so much extended family that we are close to. Thanks to all who made this day possible and so special!
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