Ah, yes, where to start? It was a really lovely day yesterday. Up around 7 as usual (well, I was up at 5:30 with Keegen and wasn't able to go back to sleep but we started the Chri
stmas unwrapping around 7). Bode woke up in a fairly good mood--we've been having better mornings the past few weeks which is huge. Anyway, Doug came out and said we should go see what Santa brought which got Bode excited and ready to go. I should have thought more about what we let him unwrap because the first two he opened were these big Bob the Builder trucks and as far as he was concerned, Christmas was over. So we had many breaks in the action to play with things, which was actually really nice. He got sooooooooo much stuff. Too much. I even sat there the night before and considered taking things out and saving them for his birthday, but i didn't think there was that much stuff. But add in gifts from grandparents and cousins and friends and well, lots o' stuff. Bode was super-cute though. He was thrilled to pass out gifts to us and Keegen and was genuinely excited about just abo
ut everything (except when he opened a book we gave him--he wanted something else to open as soon as he saw it. This from my child who can sit and look at books for hours!). Keegen was happy to sit and play with the packages and paper...
Each gift opened was a treat and it was so fun to see how excited Bode was with each one, so ready to go and try it out. His big gift from Santa was waiting for him in the basement. A huge tunnel/cube system from Playhut. Oh, was it ever a hit! He loved crawling through the tunnels and playing hide-and-seek with Doug. It has a golfing cube, a basketball cube and a bunch of other fun things. The thing is huge.
Luckily our basement is unfinished and capable of holding it! We put some carpet down so it's a nice, clean, big playroom. So I'm excited about that as well. As long as he stays away from the furnace/water heater!
After breakfast (gingerbread waffles), we finished the unwrapping and played. Keegen got a nap (no luck with Bode, those days seem to be over!) We enjoyed many phone conversations with family and friends. I especially miss my sister. She has a new baby like i do and a 3 year old. We just really relate these days. And her 3 year old and Bode have a great friendship. I really miss having them together. That was the one thing that i felt was missing from our day...
We spent the afternoon at neighbors down the street. Lots of food and conversation. Bode and Zeke, their 3 year old, are the best of friends and played, played, played. Then they BOTH sobbed when we had to leave (t-i-r-e-d). How i wish they lived next door. We'd have a little gate in the back fence and they could play all day everyday!
stmas unwrapping around 7). Bode woke up in a fairly good mood--we've been having better mornings the past few weeks which is huge. Anyway, Doug came out and said we should go see what Santa brought which got Bode excited and ready to go. I should have thought more about what we let him unwrap because the first two he opened were these big Bob the Builder trucks and as far as he was concerned, Christmas was over. So we had many breaks in the action to play with things, which was actually really nice. He got sooooooooo much stuff. Too much. I even sat there the night before and considered taking things out and saving them for his birthday, but i didn't think there was that much stuff. But add in gifts from grandparents and cousins and friends and well, lots o' stuff. Bode was super-cute though. He was thrilled to pass out gifts to us and Keegen and was genuinely excited about just abo
ut everything (except when he opened a book we gave him--he wanted something else to open as soon as he saw it. This from my child who can sit and look at books for hours!). Keegen was happy to sit and play with the packages and paper...Each gift opened was a treat and it was so fun to see how excited Bode was with each one, so ready to go and try it out. His big gift from Santa was waiting for him in the basement. A huge tunnel/cube system from Playhut. Oh, was it ever a hit! He loved crawling through the tunnels and playing hide-and-seek with Doug. It has a golfing cube, a basketball cube and a bunch of other fun things. The thing is huge.
Luckily our basement is unfinished and capable of holding it! We put some carpet down so it's a nice, clean, big playroom. So I'm excited about that as well. As long as he stays away from the furnace/water heater!After breakfast (gingerbread waffles), we finished the unwrapping and played. Keegen got a nap (no luck with Bode, those days seem to be over!) We enjoyed many phone conversations with family and friends. I especially miss my sister. She has a new baby like i do and a 3 year old. We just really relate these days. And her 3 year old and Bode have a great friendship. I really miss having them together. That was the one thing that i felt was missing from our day...
We spent the afternoon at neighbors down the street. Lots of food and conversation. Bode and Zeke, their 3 year old, are the best of friends and played, played, played. Then they BOTH sobbed when we had to leave (t-i-r-e-d). How i wish they lived next door. We'd have a little gate in the back fence and they could play all day everyday!
While it felt a bit weird to be on our own this year, I'm really happy. We had a great time being our own little family. It was so much fun playing Santa and watching the delight and joy in my boys' eyes (Doug included). Christmas really is more magical through a child's eyes!
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