The forecasters were correct--we had a White Christmas! Granted, it was about an inch, but white none-the-less. We woke up to an excited Bode running into our room telling us, "Santa Came!" The proof was the missing cookies, cookies which we had left specifically for Santa. Evidently the jolly old man wasn't famished--probably too many cookies at the neighbors'--but he did eat most of what we left.
Bode dragged us to the living room--sure enough, there were more presents there than when he had gone to bed. This, combined with the missing cookies, was concrete evidence of Santa being in our house. Unfortunately, we hadn't set the security cameras, so we didn't get any footage. Before proceeding to open gifts, Bode posed for a picture.
He dove head first into his gifts, tearing at the paper with reckless abandon. Well, perhaps he was a bit more civilized, but you get the idea. Here are some action shots.
Here is a movie. After watching it, I realize Bode has a lot to learn about opening gifts. His speed isn't quite up to snuff.
Here is picture of Bode in the middle of all his presents. Why do all little kids think the big gifts are the best?
Here is another movie. I'm including it because it documents Mommy and Daddy's (and Santa's) big Christmas error. Bode had asked for a crane and all this other stuff. At some point, he started asking for a bull-dozer. We both thought we'd gotten the bull-dozer or that someone else had gotten it. Thus, at the end of this video, you can hear Bode say, "Where's that bull-dozer?" I think tomorrow we will go and get him one :-(
Fortunately, Bode wasn't distraught about the missing bull-dozer, and he proceeded to enjoy himself. Mommy spent a good part of the morning putting together the combined Police Station / Fire House. Lots of fun.
It must have smelled good to Harley. We had a lovely Christmas opening presents. Later in the day, we headed up to Denver for dinner with the Rankins. Stay tuned!
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