Christmas Morning, 2008

Woo hoo! Santa came!

Of course, the first thing Trenton sees is the Big Wheel. He just HAD to ride on it! How exciting...

It was great to watch him dive into his presents, but then proceed to look for ones that had Oliver's name on them, and hand out gifts to Mommy and Daddy, too. He took the time to look at each gift and play with it before moving on to the next. It was so nice to do it in such a calm, enjoyable manner!

Trenton got new pieces for his train set, a harmonica, and lots of games. Ollie received a new Glow Worm, books, and toys from Santa.

Trenton was also surprised to see the crumbs and carrot pieces left behind by Santa. He was a bit thrown off by the hat, though ("Mom, why did Santa leave his hat?"..."Oh, he probably has a lot of hats. I bet it is a thank you gift for the cookies!")

Ollie stayed asleep pretty much the whole time. So one of us was holding him while the other took pictures. Sorry for the grainy video-- without proper lighting, that's what you get. And it wasn't even seven in the morning yet when we began doing this...

Ah, yes, T's big gift (the only gift he asked Santa for) was the Mickey Mouse flashlight. From what I hear, those were really hard to find this year. Santa may have had to shop on E-bay and pick up a vintage, 1970s flashlight. But that seemed to have been the one that Trenton had in mind. He had said all along that "Santa was making it and the elves were painting it."