--On Christmas Eve, I decided to get an early start on present-wrapping and assembling, so I decided to begin during the kids' quiet time. They NEVER get out of their rooms (unless it's to sneak to the other's room) during quiet time without asking so I knew that I'd be ok. I also told the kids that we weren't playing in the basement that day and stayed upstairs instead.
SO, as I finish assembling Becca's dollhouse and am messing around with one of Nathan's toys, Nathan pops downstairs and asks if he can help me wrap. I quickly try to hide his toy, and say no, go back upstairs, and then he asks if he can play with "that green and blue thing" (his leapster) that I had tried to hide. So much for trying to keep the presents hidden.
Then, later that night, he cannot sleep....he stayed up til at least 10:30 (we put him to bed at 8) trying to wait up for Santa. He even stuck his head down the laundry chute and saw more presents. He told me about them....a yellow lego box and a green game. He was still ready for Santa to come, and wasn't disappointed at all the next morning.
--Becca decided she had to have a teddy bear because she saw one in Santa's sleigh in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (which Nathan memorized). Mark and I weren't thrilled with the idea of another stuffed animal that wouldn't be played with, but I found a set at Hobby Lobby that had 2 teddy bears and 4 princess costumes (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Tinkerbell) and I figured that at least, she could dress up her dolls in the costumes. But, she does love her bears and now does everything with her princess teddy bears.
--Becca got so wrapped up in her presents that she didn't finish her stocking until yesterday.
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