Me: Did you know that Santa is going to come down our chimney while we're sleeping and put presents under our Christmas tree for you and Sky?
Aiden: Why does he come down the chimney? He should come through the door.
Me: Well, the doors are going to be locked and he doesn't want to wake us up.
Aiden: No...No...He should come through the garage door so that he can bring a big bag of presents.
Me: Yeah but he likes to sneak into the house when we're all sleeping.
Aiden: I'm going to close the chimney so that Santa can't come that way.
Me: You are? Why?
Aiden: That way Santa will come through the garage door.
Me: How are you going to close the chimney?
Aiden: I'm gonna go to the tool store and buy a big piece of wood and hammer it on the chimney.
Me: So what's Santa going to bring you that won't fit coming through the chimney?
Aiden: A motorcycle. A REAL motorcycle and he'll put it in the garage for me.
Aiden: Sky, Santa is going to bring you a BIG princess doll and a BIG truck and you can share the truck with me, okay?
Aiden and Nora drawing on the bathroom wall during bath. Nora is Aiden's cousin and she is just three weeks older than him. If you couldn't tell already, they are good buddies.
Aiden pouring Nora some pretend apple juice.
Every other night I have to plead with Aiden to get ready for bath..."just 5 more minutes, Mommy, just five more minutes and then I'll get ready for bath". But when you have a cousin to take a bath with "bath time" becomes "play time". Little Sky went to bed early so she didn't get to take part in the bath party but she definitely will next year.We had a wonderful Christmas. Nana Beth and Bobba Steve came up from Roanoke and Uncle Ben, Aunt Jo Ann, Nora and baby Tyler came up from Richmond to stay with us. Uncle Caleb and Aunt Jayna (who now live in Centreville) came over as well as Aunt Meghan and her boyfriend Jeff hung out with us. We ate a lot of food (probably too much), we watched a lot of movies on the new TV, played a lot of games, built a lot of castles from couch cushions, rocked on XBox's Rock Band, opened a lot of presents, and the adults drank a lot of beer and wine.
This was Sky's second Christmas and she had a wonderful time. She loved having relatives staying with us the past few days. Every morning she's wake up and run out of the bedroom to find Aiden and Nora. I was a little worried about her feeling left since Aiden and Nora are so much closer in age but she definitely held her own and enjoyed herself.
Aiden and Sky's newest cousin, Baby Tyler. Little Tyler is super cute and such a good baby. Sky was very gentle with Tyler - rubbing his legs and kissing his hands.
Sky just being herself.
Aiden got lots a cool gifts for Christmas including a soccer ball, a toy tracker trailer with tons of matchbox cars in it, a writing activity set, music CDs, books, a preschool backpack and much more. Unfortunately for Aiden, Santa was not able to bring him a "REAL motorcycle" but Uncle Caleb did give him a toy motorcycle.
Aiden was very gracious and gave everyone hugs and kisses for his presents.
Aunt Meghan gave Sky a purse with matching sunglasses, and a pretend make-up kit.
Sky was very excited about her new tricycle.
Aiden loved opening presents so much so that he helped me and Sky open our presents.
Aiden, Nora, and Sky having Christmas breakfast together. Bobba Steve and Nana Beth spoiled us all with a great breakfast every day for the past three days.
It WAS a wonderful Christmas and Sky, Tyler, Nora and Aiden must have been at the top of Santa's list with all the cool stuff they got. It is so much fun to watch all of you grow, and share, and bathe, and laugh together. Besides being cousins you are best freinds too.
ReplyDeleteBobba Steve and I got the best gift of all...being with our four favorite little people and our seven favorite big kids. I tell you what, life doesn't get any better than this.
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Too much to comment on, my favorites are the picture of Aiden looking silly in the tub and Aiden, Nora and Sky at breakfast.
ReplyDeleteDear Aiden and Sky, What a pair of the luckiest Children you are. To have Bobba Steve and Nana Beth, with Uncle Ben, Aunt JoAnn, Nora, Tyler, Uncle Caleb and Aunt Jayna and Aunt Meghan and Jeff to be there and share Christmas with you, has to be the BEST Christmas Ever!!!!! This is an EVENT that may never happen again, but in case it does, you are so lucky to have so many people that love you and share your life and holdiays together. I know your Bobba Steve has always felt cheated because his birthday is the day after Christmas. I also have a December birthday, just like Aiden and sometimes, we feel like we get short changed with two big events so close together.
ReplyDeleteBathtime looked like so much fun. Nora certainly makes a good buddy for you, Aiden. Take it from an "old Lady", the time you spend getting to know your cousins, will be with you all of your life. When you get older, you will have so many stories to share and since Nana Beth is the "Greatest Storyteller" ever, you will enjoy having those memories. You are also lucky to have such great parents that are willing to provide those "Memory Making Times for your Family". Christmas looks like a complete success for everyone (by the way, Aiden, that REAL motorcycle will have to wait for a few years!! I am so glad that your Mommy shares all of these memories with us because it helps me to remember all the GREAT Christmas's I have had in the past.
By the way, your newest cousin Tyler, is one handsome fellow. If his disposition is anything like Nora's, he will grow up making great memories with all of you.