Our first Christmas with our son Andrew was just as I expected it to be, outstanding. Seeing everything through the eyes of a child makes one feel as young as they are.
My first Scooter. Thank you, Aunt Rita!
Andrew had a blast opening up gifts and tearing through the wrapping paper. He even loved standing on his gifts before opening them and laughing. What a comedian he is. So silly I must say. Christmas morning we stalled him as long as we could before coming downstairs so my mom, brother and sister could enjoy watching him open up his gifts as well. (Not sure how many years we'll be able to stall him from going downstairs and opening his gifts on Christmas morning). When we did come downstairs, a big wheel"Rock and Roll" was put together that our cousins Patty and Michael gave him and a ride on scooter was put together that my Aunt Rita gave him. Andrew went immediately over to the scooter first and started sitting on it and scooting around the room. Then he figured out how to get on the big wheel rocker. He absolutely lit up with delight as he rode both toys Christmas morning.
ZOOM, ZOOM!! This is NEAT! Thank you Michael and Patty!
Andrew...intently opening his gifts.
When we finally let Andrew open his gifts, he would tear them open and "OOOO" and "AHAHAHAH!" over the gifts, however, one gift that stands out in my mind is a book on Potty Training that we gave him. The children's book on Potty Training has a button on it that when you push it it sounds like a toilet flushing with a child in the background giggling. Andrew thought it was the silliest thing. He would want my mom or Nana as we call her now, read it to him over and over and he would SQUEAL with excitement and delight when he heard the toilet flush and the kid laughing. He was too funny. We all were in tears of laughter just watching him.
Giggling with Nana at the Potty Training Book that sounds like a toilet flushing
Another silly thing that Andrew did on Christmas morning was when he opened his dump truch that his Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Bill gave him he thought it was just the right size for him to sit in. A few times Andrew went to sit in it and the truck would roll away from him.
Andrew had a ball on Christmas day over at Mommom and Poppops house playing with his cousins Nicole, Billy, Christina, Maria Clare and Julia. When it came time to open up his gifts we had a hard time retrieving him from a child size rocking chair that he discovered in their living room. He would rather sit in that all night than open up his gifts. Looks as if we get Andrew his own chair (his size that is). He likes to sit on boxes that are empty that are on the floor that are just his size to sit on or whatever else he can find that would work as a chair just for him. What is with it regarding a man and his chair. All he would need then would be a remote in his hand and he would be set. Maybe that is why Andrew is always grabbing the remote control whenever he finds the opportunity....it's a man thing.
Andrew's favorite chair at Mommom's and Poppops house.
Thank you all for all of your thoughtful gifts to all of us and especially for making this Christmas extra special for our son Andrew.
