Christmas

Santa came!  Bode was a good boy this year, and the fat man did not disappoint.  Bode went to bed at a decent hour, but asked that we leave the tree lights on so Santa knew where to put things.  I took the below picture, but was unable to get a shot of St Nick in action.

Bode was up early--0600 to be exact.  Fortunately, he simply wanted to come sleep with us.  We were more than happy to oblige.  We managed to sleep in until well past eight.  We then hurried out to the tree to see what Santa brought us.  First up was the stockings.  Bode's was heavy, and he worried it was full of coal.  Instead of coal, he got chocolates, peppermint, an apple, and lots of kisses (Hershey style).

I took lots of pictures opening the presents, but they aren't very exciting--it's just a kid tearing paper :-)  However, because the masses demand, I'll include some of them.  First, is actually a movie.  Bode got Mommy an Auburn t-shirt.

Next is a movie of Bode opening a model train set.  I thought he'd be more excited.

We've already played with the train set.  He seems to like it, but sometimes it's hard to get the d*mn trains to sit right on the tracks (even for adults).  Santa brought Bode his much-sought-after Disney monorail.

What has turned out to be the best present was a Nabi (basically a tablet for little kids).  I don't think he thought much of it at first, but he really likes his gift.  First thing he said this morning when he woke up was, "Can I play my game?"

We had a lovely Christmas morning.  Later that day, Ashley's parents (JoAnne and Frank) arrived.  Bode and Harley were a big help with Papa's present.

A few days after Christmas, Uncle Dave and Teddy and Charlie came down for a visit.  The boys opened their gifts and spent a lot of time playing.  It's always nice when the cousins visit.  We've promised to go up to Denver to watch the Donko's first playoff game.

We had a lovely Christmas.  We are both off this week, and intend to do some winter organizing.  That will surely devolve into sitting on the couch, eating Cheetos :-)

Pleasant week to all.