The Thursday before Christmas was Connor's daycare party. The kiddies practice singing jingle bells for weeks, but had a bit of stage fright for the performance and opted out. I was really hoping to get him on video singing, but no such luck. He did enjoy all of the presents and food that Ms. Janet and Mr. Ralph gave them, but the best part of the night was watching Mr. Ralph's train go around the Christmas tree. He loved helping make the train go round and round with the remote control.
Christmas Eve was our annual Bouvier family ornament exchange in Vermont. It was held at my cousin's Greg's, which is large enough to house our ever-growing extended family. We had yummy appetizers, and the kids played quite well with the train table set up in the room. Connor received a small gift from Grammy and Grampy, a Spider-Man tin box with Spider-Man socks in it. He LOVED this gift. He'd bring it around to everyone, open it, say "Spider-Man Socks!" and close it up again. Repeat process. This kept him occupied the rest of the night, so we didn't have to worry about any temper-tantrums!
Christmas day was nice and relaxing, especially since Connor didn't quite have that "Christmas morning" excitement this year and didn't wake up at the crack of dawn. He played with some stocking stuffers, and then when it was time to open presents, he'd become absorbed with one present and forget there were many others waiting for him. We ended up opening most for him, and we'll pull some out when he's becoming bored with his other toys.
Before we left Vermont, we were sure to get some sledding in. One of Connor's presents was a plastic sled, so we had to make use of it. He wasn't quite sure what to make of sledding - he'd laugh on the way down the hill, but cry when we were done. After only 3 trips down the hill, he loudly declared "ALL DONE!". It took us more time to get ready than we actually spent on the hill, but at least he got to experience sledding!
For New Year's Eve we headed to Edaville for what was probably the last time EVER. Rumor has it a condo company has purchased the land, so these are the final days for Edaville. It's sad, but we're happy we had the opportunity to go one more time before it closed. Connor was a little grouchy, but once he got on the toddler rides, he was better. The caterpillar and mini train were his favorites, but after a few rides he wanted to go on the big train. He had a nice time eating his cashews and looking at the Christmas lights. It was a nice way to spend New Year's with our little man!
Before we left Vermont, we were sure to get some sledding in. One of Connor's presents was a plastic sled, so we had to make use of it. He wasn't quite sure what to make of sledding - he'd laugh on the way down the hill, but cry when we were done. After only 3 trips down the hill, he loudly declared "ALL DONE!". It took us more time to get ready than we actually spent on the hill, but at least he got to experience sledding!
For New Year's Eve we headed to Edaville for what was probably the last time EVER. Rumor has it a condo company has purchased the land, so these are the final days for Edaville. It's sad, but we're happy we had the opportunity to go one more time before it closed. Connor was a little grouchy, but once he got on the toddler rides, he was better. The caterpillar and mini train were his favorites, but after a few rides he wanted to go on the big train. He had a nice time eating his cashews and looking at the Christmas lights. It was a nice way to spend New Year's with our little man!
Today we brought in the New Year with our good friends Meg, Mairead, Jack, and Ben. They made the long trek from Lowell to visit us and have a change of scenery. We had a few sharing issues on our end, but after a little "chat", seemed to work them out. It was nice to see Meg, and the kids seemed to have a good time playing together. We hope to get together soon - it's good for the kids (and the Mom's) to have some social time!
We hope everyone had a great New Year's and that 2011 brings nothing but good things!
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