Nick had a great Christmas, showered in gifts from all over. We spent the actual holiday at home, opening a few small gifts. We wandered about the toy store on Christmas Eve, and had the store to ourselves. While one parent shopped for a few toys for him, the other stood by Nick in the $500 motorized Jeep Wrangler - one of those 5 mph real driving toys for kids, complete with a dashboard full of noisemakers. He sat in there for an hour before we peeled him out, none too happy, and sprinted for the door.
Then we spent the weekend after with family here in town, and traveled to Atlanta for New Years. In Atlanta, Nick was able to get outside on the playgound, and rumble with the other kids. It amazes me how he knows no limits - he kept up with the 5-7 year olds like he was one of them. And of course, exploring GrandMooose's house; one of the pictures is of him playing in the cupboards.
He was buried in gifts, including a NASCAR playmat, indoor basketball hoop, small airplanes, matchbox cars, a toy harmonica, and a sweet pirate kite. Honestly, other folks (all of you) were more generous with him than his own parents. Thank you! I can't even recall all the toys and clothes he received, but we were spoiled by the generosity of others.
The video here is of Brandi and Nick opening his gifts on Christmas morning. He's counting the glow-in-the-dark stars (more of them!) for his ceiling.
I'm working on his Two-Year post, and hope to have it live in a couple of days.
Click here for a few Chrismas photos.
- Jason
