Christmas Festivities 2008

Simon broke his 5am waking habit in time for Christmas, so we were able to start off the day a little fresher than the past week! Terry is staying with us over the holidays so he was here to watch Simon unwrap his gifts (which were endless despite my best efforts) and to give Matt a helping hand in getting everything assembled. As expected, Simon struggled in getting past the book in his stocking and was ready to be done at the point. He eventually got into ripping off the paper and was over joyed when Matt inflated his soccer net. The day only got better and better as his scooter was put together, a addition was added to his Tonka ride on and the playdough was removed from the packaging. By the time we had to open gifts at Nanny and Granddad's, Simon had caught on to what was happening and in addition to unwrapping gifts, he wanted everything removed from the packages and assembled - a little challenging when you are managing 4 kids opening gifts, 12 adults watching and 2 very large basset hounds! Simon definitely doesn't share his parents love of Christmas dinner as his feast consisted of a roll and numerous Christmas cookies but Matt and I more than made up for it and indulged on the food and enjoyed the company. It was a great day and Simon fared better than last year where he ended up passed out in his Granddad's arms.