Christmas 2012

Joe and I discussed not doing any Christmas gifts and instead having our family trip be our gift to each other.  Oliver already celebrated Christmas once in Wisconsin and was fully spoiled with gifts.  But, despite our rational plan, we couldn't stick to it.  Instead, at 2AM after our return flight from Florida and finally getting Oliver to bed, Santa was up putting together Oliver's new fire engine (something mommy knew nothing about until Christmas Eve).  Come Christmas morning, Oliver had a small stack of gifts to open.  Each gift was so exciting and had his full attention, so we spent the the day opening a new gift every few hours and playing with it until it was time to eat, nap or he was ready to open the next one.  Actually, we were still opening gifts the day after Christmas as well.  Joe and Oliver also broke the rules and gave me a lovely earring and necklace set.  It was a perfect Christmas day.

Christmas Morning

Oliver went straight for the fire engine (but it was awhile before he put down his bus).

He learned all about gift opening at Grandma and Grandpa's.

Milo and Jax keeping watch over the bus while Oliver plays with his new fire engine.

"Darwin" the doll rides the fire engine.

The train set.

A Very Merry Christmas.