We finally got our tree up and decorated on Christmas Eve. It is turning into a tradition that we all decorate together the night before Christmas. We were pretty behind this year with lots going on with the kids, especially James, so we got our nativity scene, stockings, and rest of our decorations out that night as well. We had a great time listening to Bing Crosby sing Christmas songs (that's what my family always had on while we decorated our tree) and spend time together. James enjoyed the tree, but wasn't super into decorating. The kids had to go to bed before were we all done. They were pooped!
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| His "James" ornament. |
The kids woke up really early Christmas morning so we went to early Mass (which was awesome because it was nowhere close to full) and took a drive. They both LOVE riding in the car and it gave Rita the chance to take a good nap. They looked so cute in their Christmas outfits:
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| He is good about kissing her after he hits her. :P |
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| Discussing the essence of ball. |
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| Handsome boy on his 4th Christmas. |
James didn't enjoy opening presents. He was really content playing with his books and wasn't happy when we tried to refocus his attention. He still doesn't understand the concept of presents. I keep hoping each year will be different, but I guess that's me trying to impose the excitement on my children. :p Rita, on the other hand, loved it!
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| James got into a present he made for us while we were making breakfast. |
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| He did like pulling things out of his stocking. |
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| They received sensory balls. We saved those for last; we knew there would be no focusing after that. |
Their big present was a ball pit. It was awesomely easy: a clearance inflatable pool with all the balls they have plus one bag of ball pit balls. We may fill it more eventually, but they love it as is and a sparse ball population makes it easier for them to move around. They both loved it! We all had a blast sitting in the pool throwing balls at each other. :D I love having things like this we can all do together.
Merry Christmas to all!
With love.
The ball pit is awesome! I wish we had thought of something like that when Julianna was small enough for it.
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