This is the first year that Kyson has complete- ly and totally, 100% under- stood the whole concept of Santa and presents and "you have to be good for Santa to come." It's been a lot of fun to talk about Santa so much - Kyson's been talking about him since October. Well this year, Santa didn't disappoint. Christmas morning we came downstairs to see what was under the tree, but I went first so I could video tape their reaction. The big present they got was a battery-operated Jeep. When they came down and started admiring what they had, Kyson had to pause for a moment and pose for the camera - he's such a ham!
After initial reactions, we opened all the presents, but Kodi didn't want to open her presents. She wouldn't get out of the Jeep. I ended up opening a lot of her presents for her while she sat in the car. It's funny how a two-year-old girl doesn't like dolls. She likes cars and wrestling. We got a lot of fun things from Santa, and some practical things as well. Then came cinnamon rolls.
We decided to start a tradition of eating cinnamon rolls in the morning so I don't have to make a big breakfast to hold us all over. Apparently everyone does that too because a couple of days before Christmas, I went to buy some, and all of the quick ones were gone. I had to make the long version of them starting the night before - but it was worth it - they were delicious!
After the presents and cinnamon rolls, we went to church. The kids were getting restless because the 1 hour meeting that it was supposed to be turned into an hour and 45 minutes. It was a great program, just way too long for a holiday when people had things to do and places to be. I figures - it's Christmas and the day of the Lord's birth. We can sacrifice an extra hour of church for Him.
Before the day was out, Kyson was very anxious to drive his new Jeep around and Kodi was the perfect date. She sat quietly in the passenger side, and never attempted to be a backseat driver, even though he was giving her whiplash and seemed drunk. His maiden voyage was a trip around the block. He ran into two fences, the garage, a car, and ran off the sidewalk many times. I understand he's only 4, but isn't some driving ability innate? Thankfully, he didn't total his Jeep on the first day and I hope he'll want to play with it for many days to come.
Another hit present was the Aqua Doodle. Jen, Bill and Josh came over later that evening to see what the kids got and this particular present they liked so much that Jen and Bill filled the entire thing with their drawings. It was so funny. I kept coming back every so often and taking a picture of their progress. I only included the last picture, but it was so cute to see them drawing on the floor like little kids. I guess Christmas brings out the child in all of us.
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Kyson's Christmas (the Jeep was for both of them)
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| Kodi's Christmas |
After initial reactions, we opened all the presents, but Kodi didn't want to open her presents. She wouldn't get out of the Jeep. I ended up opening a lot of her presents for her while she sat in the car. It's funny how a two-year-old girl doesn't like dolls. She likes cars and wrestling. We got a lot of fun things from Santa, and some practical things as well. Then came cinnamon rolls. 
We decided to start a tradition of eating cinnamon rolls in the morning so I don't have to make a big breakfast to hold us all over. Apparently everyone does that too because a couple of days before Christmas, I went to buy some, and all of the quick ones were gone. I had to make the long version of them starting the night before - but it was worth it - they were delicious!
Before the day was out, Kyson was very anxious to drive his new Jeep around and Kodi was the perfect date. She sat quietly in the passenger side, and never attempted to be a backseat driver, even though he was giving her whiplash and seemed drunk. His maiden voyage was a trip around the block. He ran into two fences, the garage, a car, and ran off the sidewalk many times. I understand he's only 4, but isn't some driving ability innate? Thankfully, he didn't total his Jeep on the first day and I hope he'll want to play with it for many days to come.
Another hit present was the Aqua Doodle. Jen, Bill and Josh came over later that evening to see what the kids got and this particular present they liked so much that Jen and Bill filled the entire thing with their drawings. It was so funny. I kept coming back every so often and taking a picture of their progress. I only included the last picture, but it was so cute to see them drawing on the floor like little kids. I guess Christmas brings out the child in all of us. 
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