Monday, December 27, 2010

Christmas Day

This Christmas was a special day for us.  For the first time, we stayed home for Christmas and enjoyed it as a family.  The boys loved the extra attention, and Mike and I were grateful for a laid back and relaxing day.


First the boys opened their stockings.


Wesley LOVED watching his wind-up toy jump across the floor.



Zach was a delight as we opened presents.  He excitedly asked us to read the label on each present and then handed it to the recipient.  It was so much fun to watch his joy as he handed others their presents.  He was full of generosity and was so happy for us as we opened our gifts.  (Of course he also loved the fact that he had the privilege of opening all of Wesley's presents as Wesley was completely uninterested in the unwrapping process.)  Zach was especially excited as we each opened the presents he had picked out for us.


Zach insisted on giving Mike a five pack of Hot Wheels Ferraris. He just knew that was EXACTLY what Daddy wanted!


Zach couldn't wait for me to open the scarf he picked out for me!


Meanwhile, Wesley was content to start  working on stacking his new set of stacking cups.


We did persuade Wesley to open one of his presents though!


After breakfast, Zach and I decorated gingerbread men.


We then enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch together and had a wonderful time playing together as a family.  It was nice to have a day with no therapy, no doctor's appointments, and nowhere to go.  We were free to enjoy a spectacular day of family time with no interruptions!


4 comments:

Angie said...

Yay! Looks like everyone was enjoying the blessed day! Love Zach's enthusiasm! What a great gift giver he is :)

andreajennine said...

Sounds like a delightful day!

Rochelle said...

What an awesome day! Maybe Mike could rent out the Ferrari's? LOL too cute!

sarah k said...

how fun, elisabeth! Love the pictures. And wow--you guys get dressed before opening presents? See, I tried to implement that last year and I met resistance. So this year we were all in pjs until about 2 pm. Nice. Fabulous pictures, I'm sure. :)