Christmas

Jeff and I were so excited to see the boys' faces on Christmas morning!  We were keeping Jeff's mom's dog and I heard her moving around at about 6:00, so I figured one of the boys was awake.  I came out into the living room to see Aiden sitting right in front of the tree looking at all the presents.  He wasn't touching anything- just admiring.  We told him to go get Ty so he could see what Santa brought.  They opened their stockings first; Santa brought lots of candy, spin toothbrushes, toothpaste, and bubblegum mouthwash which the boys were really excited about.  He even brought Aiden some Axe- big boy soap for the shower.  Santa put their air hockey table together and they were very excited to play.  Of course Aiden loved the automatic score keeper.  The boys were impressed at how good Dadda was at air hockey.  Then we ate breakfast- donuts!  Then a little more air hockey and we started opening presents.  Mark woke up about that time and the boys were excited to give him his stocking.  It was full of toddler snacks and Mark wanted to eat everything immediately.  The boys helped Mark play with his air toy and his mini tool bench.  He loved both of them.  The boys got Hungry Hungry Hippos, Toss Across (tic-tac-toe game), Bowling Set, Superhero Pajamas, A Medical Kit and new underwear.  The 2 favorite toys were the Remote Control Helicopter and the balloon pumper.  Aiden also got a wireless speedometer for his bike and Ty got a new frisbee and an Art Paint Set for the bathtub.  While the boys were opening presents, Mark snuck away and got really quiet.  I found him in the dining room where he had pulled Aiden's plate off the table and helped himself to the rest of his donut. :-)

We had lots to play with and we played everything multiple times.  Gram and Chief came over and shared our Christmas dinner with us.  Jeff cooked a prime rib on his grill and we made a chocolate birthday cake for Jesus.  We sang Happy Birthday and the boys blew out the candles.  The boys exchanged gifts that they had picked out for each other.  Aiden got Ty a horn for his bike and Ty got Aiden a water bottle holder for his bike.  Aiden also gave Jeff and I the gifts he made at school for us.  He had insisted that we not open them until Christmas day.  He made 2 ornaments at school; one has his picture in a wreath.  Then we played Wii; Just Dance and Sports.  I think the boys had a pretty good day.  We are so blessed.