The day started with Owen sneaking out of his room around 5:45, taking everything out of his stocking and playing with his Santa presents before even waking us up. So of course I did what any loving, laid-back, patient mother would do and said "You better put everything back in that stocking, wait for me to wake up Hazel and turn on the video camera, then act surprised all over again!" So- he tried his best, but couldn't help saying a couple of times "I already knew that was in there" when looking through his stocking.
For me, the sweetest part of the day was opening the gifts that Owen picked out for each of us from his school's gift shop. Luckily I saw Nathan's presents ahead of time, so I told him to act thrilled when opening his new "Basketball Ln." street sign, his DAD flashlight, and his toy spinning top. No! I didn't give away the surprise! I just gave him fair warning. :) Owen gave me a very charming picture frame that says "My mom is the prettiest" a big, plush turtle key chain, and a beautiful bookmark that I started using immediately. He gave his sister a little mesh purse with a big flower on it (that she loves). It was just so precious to see his face as we opened the presents that he picked all by himself. So cute.
Hazel added her own cuteness to the day with her breathy exclamation of "Oh my!" each time she opened a present.
The excitement still has not faded, so they haven't really had time to settle down and pick their favorite toys. They are still trying to play with every new toy every day. It's very tiring for them. :)
2 comments:
ha! I love how sneaky Owen is...yet, it is quite disturbing at the same time. I can't believe he sat out there all by himself and did his stocking.
Yep, I saw this post. I just didn't want to make you feel bad by telling you that I got 175 pictures of Christmas morning.
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