26 December 2005 (4 months 2 weeks)
It wasnt long before Santa's big day was here.
We spent Christmas Eve with the neighbors. Normally, one would sit on
Santa's lap and ask for presents, but this year it worked a little differently.
Santa: "Were you a good boy this year?"
Santa: "You were a very good girl this year, so you get this
drool covered present."
We got back
home to find Santa under our tree -- 2MB
Santa: "So there I am at 30,000 feet over the Arctic Ocean
and Donner spots a bunny in Fairbanks and takes off after it, and here
we are..."
Santa: "You caught me! I guess I'll just have to sit here and
look pretty!"
Santa: "Your first present is -- me sitting up on my own!"
He was so cute, we just kept taking pictures. Then couldn't decide
which were the best, so put them all here.
Santa: "OK, where's my cookies and milk?"
Santa: "You were good parents this year -- so you get ... me!"
Santa: "Now what do I get?"
Santa: "Blue wrapping paper -- my favorite flavor!"
Santa: "You mean there's something in here?"
Santa: "You want me to sit up AND open presents?"
Santa: "Nope -- it's one or the other"
Santa: "OK, I'll just sit here and look pretty again"
Santa: "For my next present, I'll stand. Ta-Da! (but dont let
go...)"
Santa: "It's party-time, baby Santa style. Ho Ho Ho hee hee
hee!"
Santa: "Yes you've been a good girl too, so you ... can hold
me and love me. As long as I can pull on your hair."
Kristin: "Now all we need are some little elves to help you
next year..."
Christmas Day we began opening presents before
sunrise, after sleeping in until about 10:30AM. We had a nice quiet
day at home, opening presents, eating Christmas pizza (mashed potatos,
cranberry sauce, turkey, etc), playing with our new toys, and enjoying
each othes' company.
We would have slept even longer, but Turner was too excited to learn
what Santa brought him...
Dad: "We could save a lot of money by just wrapping empty boxes
for him next year..."
Turner: "Clothes again? What about this shiny stuff? Can I
eat it?"
Hey,
those are my ribbons! -- 2.6MB
He got a lot of outdoors stuff this year. Apparently there is not
much of a market for cold weather gear for little people, as it pretty
tough to find.
Turner: "OK dad, let's either go for a ski or knock over a
7-11, because I'm getting hot."
Merry Christmas!
