Running from the Law: A Very Merry Christmas Morning

Monday, December 29, 2014

A Very Merry Christmas Morning

I'm sure you all are dying to know what the kids got for Christmas.  The suspense must be excruciating.  I don't know how you made it this long already!  No, but really, I know there are only about 3 people in the world that this stuff is interesting to (hi mom!), so this is mainly a recap for the grandparents and for posterity.  
This is the scene that Santa left for the kids on Christmas Eve.  All the stuffed animals (and wagons and dump trucks and chairs) from the basement found their way upstairs to hang out with the presents by the tree.  It's a mystery to me how this happened, but apparently it used to happen at Ryan's house when he was a kid too, so it must run in the family.  Mac was pretty blown away when he saw the display.  I was trying to videotape him on the camcorder (so I don't have photos), but he was half in awe and half super pissed-off about the camcorder and nearly had a meltdown before he even walked into the room.  Next year I'll sit back on the couch and watch, putting less pressure on him.  Lesson learned.  
It only took him a minute before he started digging into the presents.  The first two items he opened were the ones I was the most excited about.  He got some Tegu blocks and Magnatiles! Both have been opened, played with for 5 minutes and then immediately discarded.  I thought these would be such a huge hit, but apparently not.  I'm hoping his interest in these will grow over time.  
He also got some vitamins, diapers, wipes and shampoo.  Santa is pretty practical at times.  Mac didn't care, he was just as happy unwrapping the vitamins as he was the blocks.  At one point, he unwrapped a box and said, "Wow!  A new box!"  Bless his heart.  He also got a Dust Buster and spent an hour vacuuming up dog-hair-tumbleweeds the house that afternoon.  Thank you Santa. 
Mim was a trooper and let Mac open all her presents.  She's really good at sharing.  Santa brought her a Twilight Turtle, a crib-side aquarium (which has already broken...p.o.s.), books, diapers, jammies and some pretty headbands.  She was thrilled with it all.  Obviously.  
It didn't take long for Mac to discover his stocking and the chocolate contained therein.  Santa was overly generous with Kisses and Kit-Kats (perhaps he had a bit too much wine the night before and thought this was a good idea), which resulted in the the candy being taken away after Christmas was abandoned by the toddler due to chocolate-induced mania.  Note to self, hide the stocking until after breakfast. 
Trucks, diggers and tractors seemed to dominate this year.  Mac asked Santa for a digger, a tractor and a Marshall puppy (from Paw Patrol).  He also got a special gift of two AMAZING John Deere tractors from a super-sweet kind-hearted soul (you know who you are) that were a huge hit!  That combine (now named Frank) has plowed our entire house and kept him entertained way longer than I expected.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Another big hit was the Buzz Lightyear doll action figure that he got from his grandparents.  Buzz has been by his side the entire weekend and the two have them have flown to Infinity and Beyond! a hundred times.  It's adorable. 
Other gifts included new play-doh, a couple books, jammies and two mini flashlights.  I don't know what it is about flashlights, but this kid is obsessed with them.  To get his very own flashlights was basically the highlight of the day.  That Santa sure does know the way to Mac's heart. 
Even though Mally was on the naughty list, Santa still brought both her and Sage a new toy, a bone, some treats and a ball.  Jigs got some treats and a bird on a stick.
 It was a pretty great Christmas for everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great holiday weekend.  

17 comments:

  1. Love that picture of little Mim with her tongue out! :) Little cutie! Our Christmas was also overtaken with tractors. Looks like Mac has an entire new set of toys to keep him occupied til next year!

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  2. Aww, looks like they had a great Christmas!

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  3. LOVE that picture of Mim with her tongue sticking out. So stinkin' cute! Sounds (and looks!) like you guys had an amazing first Christmas a family of four. You all look super happy and it looks like a wonderful morning. Mac sure made out but it sounds like Mim did quite good for herself too. Can't wait to see her in those adorable headbands!
    What are Tegu tiles? Sounds fun! I've heard of Magnatiles and have been eyeing them for a while! I just wasn't sure if Mason would quite understand them yet so I opted to wait. I'm going to add them to his birthday list though :)

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  4. the magna tiles are the biggest hit EVER over here. we build castles for all of lex's princesses. but perhaps that's not the way to go with mac :) maybe that sweet babe when she gets a few more months on her! i LOVE THEIR MATCHING JAMMIES. seriously. cutest present opening sesh ever!

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  5. I love the matching PJs! What a great Christmas morning! I love hearing about everyone's Christmas traditions!

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  6. Saraaaaaaa, Mim has the most beautiful face!!!!!!!! Love that Mac helped everyone with their presents. ;) I also LOLed at the comment about him being half pissed about the video camera. Hil.ar.ious. Love their matching jammies - so, so, so cute!!! Also - I love ALL.THE.STUFFED.ANIMALS. everywhere.

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  7. One of Reed's favorite gifts was a flashlight too! Santa made a bad choice in the clearance section though and the flashlight has since been destroyed. Did you know that you can physically break a flashlight? The answer is yes, yes you can...in less than three days.

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  8. Wow what a great Christmas! This is the sweetest age for all the magic! Although, I'm sure next year will be even better too!

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  9. I love that you have them in matching pajamas. I am bummed about your aquarium - we have the same one and Presley loves it. You probably just got a lemon! Glad you had a wonderful Christmas!

    PS. Love the tradition of putting all the stuffed animals out. It's a party for everyone!

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  10. Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas morning. Cash is obsessed with flashlights, too! The big guy even brought him one! Crazy toddlers.

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  11. We have Tegu blocks & Magnaformers and Liam goes in & out of being interested in them, so don't worry! Sounds like your family had a lovely Christmas!

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  12. Love the photos, what action did you use to edit? I love how they basically look like all my old Christmas photos. Boys and their diggers and trucks, is there any other way to their hearts? (trains and dinosaurs... but still) Mim is just such a cutie, seriously, she's adorable!

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  13. The matching PJs are just too cute!! Glad you had a fun Christmas! Jude's favorite present was the $4 teether. So happy his grandparents got him loads of colored plastic now covering my living room ;)

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  14. I can't even handle their matching Christmas pj's!! Nicklas has really gotten into Toy Story also... Santa brought him a buzz for his stocking!! Merry Christmas!

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  15. Looks like Ez and Mac had a similar Christmas, Ez got some tractors and Buzz Lightyear too! (Along with a bajillion other things...) Merry Christmas!

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  16. Awww what a special time! Live Christmas with little ones.

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