Collin: Christmas!

Because we are in the beginning of remodeling the house, we did not want to have Christmas morning at the small apartment. We, instead, spent the night at Grandma H's house so we could wake up and have Christmas morning by a fireplace and at her house.

This is the first year that Collin was really excited about Christmas and had a idea that presents were involved. All day Christmas Eve, Collin kept asking me if he could go to sleep. I knew something was up with him because he NEVER asked if he could go to sleep. He wanted to sleep so he could wake up and have Christmas morning with presents. I tried convincing him that it did not work that way but he kept asking if he could sleep or if it was time to go to bed. We played at the park for almost an hour so he could be worn out and not think about presents...and that still did not work. Finally, Daddy was home from the bike shop and it was time to go to Grandma H's house. Did Collin want to go to bed when we got there? Nope. He refused to fall asleep and took until way after his 9pm bed time to finally fall asleep. Santa had to wait an hour after he wanted to before unloading the presents at grandam's house. We were hoping Collin did not wake up at 5:30am like he did that morning because he could not wait for Santa to arrive.

Thankfully, he did not wake up until after 7am which meant we did get to sleep in a little bit. After he went to where Grandma H was sleeping, he came and got us so he could see if Santa ate his cookies. Collin stepped over his presents from Santa and did not stop to play with him because he was too curious to see if Santa ate the cookies and drank his milk. Collin held up the two pieces of the one cookie left and was happy to report that Santa did eat the cookie. He then saw the castle and played with it for awhile before he asked about opening other presents.

The castle all ready for Collin to discover it and start playing

Daddy and Collin checking out the castle

Opening other presents. These are action figures from Grandma H.

Here he is showing how big this present is and cannot wait to open it.

Interesting how he is strong enough to open this present and could not even get dressed that morning because his clothes were too heavy for him

After opening some of his presents, we left to have breakfast with the Jureks. Kristen made eggs, bacon and pancakes. The kids were more interested in playing with each other because they don't get to see each other all of the time like they are used to since we moved to the apartment only a week ago. The kids had a great time playing with each other while the parents caught up for the week.

After checking out the progress on our house, we headed back to Grandma H's house to have Christmas lunch with the entire family and hang out for the afternoon. Timmy and Collin played so well together with the toys that Collin already opened. Leah did not want to be left out and tried to butt in when she could. The boys were not interested in her playing though and got annoyed with her. Soon, it was time to eat one of the most delicious Christmas meals we all have had in a long time. Grandma H really out did herself including cooking her first turkey. Everyone could not get over how moist it was.

After dinner, the kids opened the remaining gifts and played really well with them. Collin and Timmy play together the best out of all of Collin's playmates. Is that because they don't see each other too often? I don't think so. I watched them play. They are so thoughtful of each other while playing and take turns. The only crying is when Leah comes in and takes what one of the boys is playing with. She wants to be involved...but in her way.