Christmas Part II

Connor's second Christmas was on Christmas day at home.  We usually head to Vermont for the big day, but we stayed home this year instead.  Connor understood more about Christmas this year, and he even wrote a letter to Santa!  We left a few cookies out for Santa to snack on, and a partially eaten carrot for Rudolph (it seems Connor got a little hungry and chose to eat Rudolph's snack before bed).

Unlike most kids, Connor didn't have that "wake up at 5 a.m." excitement for Christmas.  He understood that Santa leaves presents, and that he gets new toys, but that excitement wasn't quite there yet (I'm sure it will be next year, though).  A part of me was disappointed, but the bigger part of me was happy that he isn't at that greedy stage where he wants present after present.  He would have been happy as a clam with the only Slinky he got in his stocking.  Don't get me wrong, he LOVES all of his presents, but we had to do a little bribing to get him to open them.  "Connor, if you open another present, you can have ONE more Angry Birds fruit snack...".  Things like that.  I know one year I'm going to want him to slow down a bit, but I think we'd still have a pile of presents under the tree if we hadn't moved him along a bit!

We're not sure why his shirt was off, either.

We did manage to get a little video of his reaction on Christmas morning.  It's very dark - I hadn't had a chance to turn on any lights, but it's funny to watch.  You'll see what I mean about the lack of excitement!  And at the end he goes for a toy he got as a gift the week before.  Go figure!  

After opening up presents, we headed up to Joey's sister's house for Christmas dinner.  Connor had fun playing with his cousin, Paige, and her dog, Gus. Connor adores Paige, and loves to play with her.  Usually we're next door at Mimi and Papa's, but Heather hosts Christmas so Connor got a chance to play with Paige's toys.   He also had a fabulous time playing with Auntie's chair.  He figured out how to put up the leg rest, and turned it into a game, turning the leg rest into a slide.  At one point, he had single-handedly moved the chair into the middle of the room.  He's strong!

We had a delicious dinner of ham, prime rib, hash brown casserole, and veggies.  Connor was pretty lucky, because Auntie Heather made him his own Mac and Cheese for dinner, and he devoured it!  It made Mommy happy because he had basically been fueled by Angry Birds fruit snacks and other sugary treats from his stocking, so getting a decent meal into him made Mom's day!

One of the presents Connor loved the most was his new trampoline.  Connor has a lot of energy.  I mean, a LOT.  He's constantly on the move, and is always jumping on the couch.  I figured a mini trampoline, such as the one they have at speech therapy, would be put to good use.  After using all of my brute strength to tie the bungee cords together, I finally let Connor have at it.  Of course I had my phone close by for a video.  I think this kid has a future as an Olympian.  Check out the mid-air splits in the video!