Our house usually is up and {reluctanctly} going at about 5:30 am. We used to think it was bad that Joseph woke up religiously at 6:30 am. Abigail has upped the ante. Marc wanted to make sure that we didn't have an extra early morning on Christmas so on Christmas Eve he gave Joseph a digital clock to keep by his bed, with the firm instruction, "Stay in your room until the clock says 6:00." At 12:36 I was awoken by a frantically whispering Joseph by my bedside. "Mom, mom. It is past 12. 12 comes after 6!" He thought he'd slept right through Christmas!
We all ended up surviving the night, though, I think waking up every hour to check the clock!
Joseph had a LEGO Christmas!
All week before Christmas, Joseph has been slipping his artwork into our stockings so we had lots of treasures on Christmas morning.
Abigail was having so much fun trying to dive into all of the presents, we pulled up her high chair so she could breakfast through some of the gift opening.
Grandma Charlotte sent a book that has her voice recorded reading to the children. I confess I love getting to hear my mom's voice everytime I push the button as much as the kids do!
Joseph got right to work building legos!
Abigail climbed onto her favorite perch to play with her new little music box.
Joseph also took some photos of his completed legos. Pretty neat shot, I thought.
After gifts and playing and breakfast, and a phone call to family in Missouri, we headed off to church and then to Grandma Donna and Grandpa Lincoln's to spend the afternoon with Grandma, Grandpa, Rachel, Elizabeth, John, Gwen, and Lucy eating and chatting and playing even more. There was even a little voluntary napping from my children who had been up most of the night!
A very merry Christmas!
December 25, 2011
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