So... when James woke up, Nathan went upstairs to get him and bring him down to see if Santa had come. Since I didn't get a warning that they were on there way, I didn't have time to get the video camera rolling, so my story will have to do. James came downstairs and walked over to the tree. He saw that the plate of cookies and mug of milk that he and Daddy had put out on the ottoman the night before were GONE! James said, "OH MY GOODNESS! Santa WAS here!" He had the biggest smile on his face. We also explained to him that Santa had brought him the green plasma car that sat under the tree next to the yellow plasma car that he had brought for Kaitlyn. He rode his plasma car around the downstairs, enjoying every minute of it.
James didn't really ask Santa for a plasma car though, he asked for a toy doggie. Every time we asked James what he wanted Santa to bring for him, it was "a toy doggie!" We're still not sure where this idea came from, and to be honest, I think James was slightly disappointed that Santa didn't deliver.
Kaitlyn finally woke up and made it downstairs for Christmas. She, of course, didn't really know what to make of everything, but she loved riding on her yellow plasma car too.
After breakfast, we went back into the living room to open presents. See, our kids are so young still, they don't really get what the excitement is all about. They would've just rather watched a show on TV than do this present business. Next year will be a bit more hyper, I predict. :)
We showed James that, in fact, Santa had brought TWO presents each for him and Kaitlyn, and that he should open the one from Santa first. He ripped open the paper, looked at it and said, "I DID get a toy doggie!" And giggled, and giggled and giggled. That Santa. SO SNEAKY!
Santa also gave Kaitlyn a clip-o table to play with and some extra clip-o's to build fun things. They are sort of like legos, but are for younger kids (non-chocking hazards). Santa was very great to the kids this year!
After finishing the pile of presents, we relaxed and had lunch and naps. It was a slow day since we all were pretty tired and not feeling up to par. Later in the day we headed over to my parent's house for dinner and gifts there. Dad made an awesome pork roast on the spit and we had baked sweet potatoes, scalloped corn, etc. It was a great dinner. James watched a movie in the playroom since he wasn't feeling well, but by the end of dinner had made his way out to munch on a few things.
After dinner we opened presents. Cameron, Ben and Jack were about to bust they were so excited for our kids to open their gifts. They were home made gifts... the best of the best. Those three made two beautiful HUGE blankets for our kids, out of the cutest fleece. They are so cute and cuddly and WARM! They had to tie about a gazillion knots together, and they did it with love! Thanks kids! Such sweet gifts.
We had a lovely Christmas, and we hope everyone else did too. Merry Christmas everyone. Here is a picture of all 5 of my parent's grandchildren!
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