Christmas Morning Finally Dawns

Christmas morning finally arrived! Although to us sleepy parents, the night seemed far too short. As Jeremy and I spent hours the night before assembling a certain toy for the kids, we reflected on how grown up we felt. We now have kids old enough to enjoy toys that require hours of assembly. We have arrived on the parenting front.

As soon as we saw those two faces filled with anticipation all sleepiness fled immediately. The kids had no idea what was in store for them. I wish I knew how to post a video so all could witness O's precious reaction to the train table we got for him and Nosy. As he rounded the corner of his bedroom and the table came into view, he started jumping up and down and ran to check it out. "Thanks, Guys!! A train table!! It's just what I always wanted!! I love it!" Ginormous hugs all around. Thank you, Lord, for this little Boy's grateful heart. Nosy was pretty pumped himself! The track makes sounds when a train rolls over certain areas of it. Each and every time Noah heard a noise, he'd run up to me, "Mommy! Hea tane! Hea it?" And cup his ear. He was amazed!

So we played trains for quite awhile, although the living room held more surprises. It was so special to be able to enjoy each present for a bit before moving on. The kids were in no hurry.

The next big revelation was set up in the corner. Can you guess what it was?

(Curly bed head is the best!!)
That's right! We got Wii Rock Band. For the family. We can all participate. The songs are a little old for the Boys (when does the Noggin version come out?), but we have so much fun singing and drumming and guitaring as our little band of four. The Boys play the drums all day long, even when it is not plugged in.


Next, we opened the gifts that have been waiting for us under the tree. We got such thoughtful boxes from loved ones near and far. Nosy was thrilled with his "bi, bi, bi, bi book" from Lulu and Grampa B!

Cousin Libby sent a spoon race game all the way from Oregon! Don't you know, we had to take a bit to declare a spoon race champion!

More wonderful books.


Christmas morning was such a sweet, loving time spent slowly relishing each gift and showing heartfelt appreciation to each other. Even gifts as small as the new boxes of crayons for the Boys were met with squeals of glee. We didn't have many gifts, making each one all the more special and treasured.