The excited twitters and hushed whisperings began about 5:30 am, building in momentum until the 4 oldest crazies invaded our room a few minutes before 6 am, the long-awaited hour. After the obligatory picture in the hallway, the fun began!
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| Hayley with her new doll |
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| Michael, Trevor, Hayley & Jake with the goods from Santa |
After letting Luke sleep a little longer, we got him up to experience some of the fun. Trevor was excited to give him the present he had worked on as a secret - his old baby blanket. Trevor probably slept with this blanket for the first 6 or 7 years of his life, more attached to it than any of the kids have been to any blanket or animal. So it was a sweet moment to see Trevor pass it on with love to his brother.
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| Trevor giving Luke his blanket |
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| It didn't take Luke long to figure it all out! |
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| Everyone loved watching and helping Luke get into the action. |
This Christmas the kids drew names for each other and worked on special gifts. Some they bought, some they made. When they found out what others were doing, sometimes they wanted to give additional gifts to each other. Hayley made everyone a card with a special coupon in it for a sweet gift of her time - I got a babysitter for Luke for a nap one Sunday afternoon, woo hoo! Michael knew Jake has wanted a DS for a couple of years, so he decided to give him his, even though he still occasionally plays it. Everyone knew what Michael was doing, and Trevor threw in one of his old games so Jake would have something of his own to play on it too. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch Jake open the present.
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| Jake opening Michael's gift. |
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| The excited hug |
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| "Yes!! This is the Best Christmas Ever!" |
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| Don & Trevor |
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| Hayley & Trevor |
Once the presents were opened & everyone was playing happily, we looked over at Luke and saw him pressed up against the window. The Santa flag was blowing in the wind outside, with the lights of the tree twinkling on the window's reflection. Luke was just pointing and saying,
"Ho Ho Ho", one of his few phrases. It was a sweet moment to see.
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| Luke saying "Ho Ho Ho" to the Santa flag outside |
We had a great big Christmas breakfast and spent the morning playing together before heading off to Grammy's for a wonderful Christmas dinner with grandparents & Meier cousins. It was a wonderful day!
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| Playing NBA Jam together |
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