Iowa Christmas

We had a great Christmas morning. Jacob, you were the first one out of bed and you patiently waited for me and your sister to roll out of bed. You were pretty impressed with the present piles and you remembered we can only open one gift at a time. You had to do a couple double gifts because your sister had to open and play with everything. 

Watching you both take all the goodies out of the stockings was my favorite. Each item caused a new expression or words of excitement to pour out. Jacob, you even gave your dad a hug after getting the bottle of hair jelly unwrapped! 

Julia, you are a treasure! You have been eyeing those chocolate santas in every store we have been. It was only to be expected that you would unwrap yours and take a bite. Your excitement for each gift was so nice. You knew what to do with each and every gift, especially the additional animals that were added to your collection. For the record, we will not be adding another horse to your stash! I'm glad you seem to enjoy them. Even your brother sat down and played with you...just as I turned to your dad in the kitchen and said how nice it was to listen to you playing together, the moment was over!

The gift that brought the most laughter was the $30 race track! I've never seen you chuckle as much as you did when my car would fly off the track or your car crash into mine. Good stuff!