Since Joshua had gone to bed so early, he woke up before 7a. Shawn went and laid on his floor to keep him quiet for a little longer. I made cinnamon rolls, and then decided to let Joshua watch TV while Shawn rested a bit longer. It didn't take long for us both to want to see Joshua open his gifts, so we headed downstairs. He spotted the Jeep right away and exclaimed "Monster Truck!" He got in, saying "climb aboard?" and started to pretend drive. When we showed him that it would really move, he was ecstatic! We didn't really want him driving it in the house, so then we had to make a trip outside. It was SOO cold, but neither Shawn nor Joshua seemed to mind. Joshua doesn't really drive. He will turn the wheel completely one direction, and then just go in circles. He also likes to stop and start, pretending to wait for red lights, trains or planes, with his typical "wait, wait, wait!"
When they finally came back inside, he went straight for the presents, asking to "see what's inside". It was great watching his excitement over each one. He would read the book, or play with the toy for a bit, and then ask "what's next, Daddy?" When he had opened all his, we explained the rest were for Emily. He seemed to understand, and went to playing with his new toys. As soon as I came down with Emily, Joshua dropped what he was playing with, ran over to Emily and said "Look Myee! Presents for Myee. See what's inside?" He ran to the tree, got hers out and put them in a pile in the middle of the floor with a "Here you go, Myee." Then, of course, he proceeded to assist in the opening process. :-) As is typical for her age, Emily was more interested in the bows and wrapping paper, than the gifts.
We went over to Mom & Dad's in the afternoon for dinner and more presents. Joshua had a blast playing with his cousins, Matthew & Christopher! Before opening gifts, Dad went over the Christmas story with figurines, using the kids' help. Joshua was insistent that all the figurines be lined up in a straight row and not in the typical manger setting! The boys had fun blowing out the birthday candles in Jesus' cake.
Emily enjoyed the attention from her cousin Katherine, her aunt Mary and, of course, Grandma. She took about 4 or 5 unassisted steps while there, and was SO proud of herself! Mary gave her a piece of celery to try, and we found she does not like celery!! (Which, by the way, she also does NOT like anything with cinnamon in it, or raisins.)
On the way home, we drove around the block looking at the Christmas lights. Joshua was pretty tired, but did comment on the ones that caught his attention - like trains, snowmen and Baby Jesus.
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