Jingle bells...and chocolate coins...and tootsie rolls...

My goodness, who knew that such a little girl could eat so much chocolate in one day! Santa had been very good to Alex and left her gold coins, Hershey smarties, m&ms and a HUGE tootsie roll. Thankfully we have curtailed her consumption to the candy cane of Hershey smarties and just under half the chocolate coins. She has been far too busy playing with her "Saschi" doll and tea set to eat anything else.

But Brett and I, well we managed to work our way through some Australian wine and some lovely cheeses, and Brett made a wonderful Christmas lunch - which I didn't have to cook or clean up after! Yay - there is a Santa Claus and he cooks!

Then our afternoon (and well into the evening) was spent either on the phone or the internet chatting with Australia. Well, with Brett's six siblings, it takes a good hour to get through everyone - and that's if they are all at the same place. This year they seem to be spread out everywhere. My family was also pretty spread out, though mum and dad did have James to keep them company.

And so it is "sleepy time" for Alex, and we'll see just how good her nighttime routine is. Will she sleep through the night? Or will the sugar coursing through her bloodstream keep her up and active until the wee hours? Brett and I have our fingers crossed...

Oh, and we were pretty lax with the camera when we were opening presents, so instead I've chosen to add her most recent photo taken on the Tuesday before Christmas.