I recognize that there will be a time when Max can't wait for Christmas morning and will wake up at some ridiculous hour so he can go open presents. But that time is not yet. For now, he probably would have preferred to sleep until 9:30 or 10pm. But there were older kids, so we got Max up at 7. He was a bit confused and angry at first, but that didn't last long.
First, we had to show him something special:
A Christmas tree with a ton of presents under it. That was the first step in waking the kid up.
The second step was getting him to open his first present - a Little People race car thingy. That woke him right up and from that point on, Christmas was ON.
He wanted to play with everything the second he got it - no waiting!
Dada also got the presents of his dreams in his stocking - gigantic Mountain Dews. Santa Clause knows me so well, its scary.
For other kids, Mountain Dew
isnt' everything. Some people actually want ice skates and candy and stuff.
Other kids got
tepees, allowing Max to go in and have a blast with cousin Will.
But the true cowboy was Sheriff Benjamin, ready to rope some steer and tame the west.
But it wasn't just about cars. Max also connected with his inner Super Why thanks to some great gifts from Nana
and Papa. SUPER WHY stuffy and an amazing cape so Max could go on adventures with Super Why every day!
Buddy Will got a Superman cape as well. Kid of steel.
So cute.
Our two superheroes proceeded to play, play, play and play some more with all their toys and gifts.
Our unborn son, Gus, got a future stocking as well. I'm so glad Caitlin's family helped me convince her that this was the right name for our next child.
Yes, it was an awesome Christmas. With Max having a birthday and Christmas right next to each other, he really racked up on presents and is now a full convert to both.
I recognize that there will be a time when Max can't wait for Christmas morning and will wake up at some ridiculous hour so he can go open presents. But that time is not yet. For now, he probably would have preferred to sleep until 9:30 or 10pm. But there were older kids, so we got Max up at 7. He was a bit confused and angry at first, but that didn't last long.
First, we had to show him something special:
A Christmas tree with a ton of presents under it. That was the first step in waking the kid up.
The second step was getting him to open his first present - a Little People race car thingy. That woke him right up and from that point on, Christmas was ON.
He wanted to play with everything the second he got it - no waiting!
Dada also got the presents of his dreams in his stocking - gigantic Mountain Dews. Santa Clause knows me so well, its scary.
For other kids, Mountain Dew isnt' everything. Some people actually want ice skates and candy and stuff.
Other kids got tepees, allowing Max to go in and have a blast with cousin Will.
But the true cowboy was Sheriff Benjamin, ready to rope some steer and tame the west.
But it wasn't just about cars. Max also connected with his inner Super Why thanks to some great gifts from Nana and Papa. SUPER WHY stuffy and an amazing cape so Max could go on adventures with Super Why every day!
Buddy Will got a Superman cape as well. Kid of steel.
So cute.
Our two superheroes proceeded to play, play, play and play some more with all their toys and gifts.
Our unborn son, Gus, got a future stocking as well. I'm so glad Caitlin's family helped me convince her that this was the right name for our next child.
Yes, it was an awesome Christmas. With Max having a birthday and Christmas right next to each other, he really racked up on presents and is now a full convert to both.
