Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful relaxing Christmas day with just me and Greg and the boys. We slept in (because the boys don't yet understand the importance of getting up a 6 am on Christmas morning when you're a child). I made scones and we opened presents. Now it didn't all go perfectly because Ryan actually had a horrible night sleep the night before and woke up crying about every 30 minutes until about 6 am. There were times during the night that I didn't think he was going to make it until Christmas morning. Because of this I did not willingly get up as early as Ryan (which was around 8), so he went downstairs himself and opened up his own stocking. Oh well, hopefully next year I can get a video of them coming down the stairs next year.

We went to Greg's parent's house for Christmas Eve and the boys did a wonderful job of passing out presents to everyone.

The boys got some fun Christmas presents this year. They got a basketball goal from their Papa and Grandma, PJ's and a book from Uncle Kent and Aunt Tara, a really cool guitar and piano from Aunt Jenny and Uncle Jonny, new robes from G-Nanny and Mr. G, and new Duplo blocks and a Little People Town from Mama and Daddy. We are going to Lubbock on Sunday and we'll have more Christmas on New Year's Day. Below are pictures of the boys enjoying themselves with their new toys.


Ryan opening a present.

The boys playing with their new Little People town.

Luke scoring the first of many baskets.

Luke checking out his new Lighting McQueen watch.

The boys in their new robes. Their old ones that they got last year no longer even cover their bottoms. Please notice Ryan's demon expression-read below to find out the reason why.

The boys playing with their Duplo blocks. Now Luke can build as many towers as he wants.

New things:

We have discovered the reason why Ryan has been a defiant little demon the last couple of days-he refused to take a nap. He took a nap today and he is a new man. Truly, he was a new man tonight-pleasant to be around. He didn't fight with his brother, he didn't tell us no every other word, he was compliant and he didn't throw any fits. We were starting to get worried that we were dealing with the early stages of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and it was about to send us over the edge. Now we know that this may continue, but we also know that a nap is a necessity. He refused to nap 2 days in a row, a late night on Christmas Eve, and a few restless nights of sleep-hopefully we can help him with this in order to keep him pleasant-it makes him and us happier.

Luke is still doing his normal crazy stuff. He talks non-stop and surprises us every day with his increasing vocabulary (we are always saying, "where did he learn that from"). His teacher at school wrote a little note about both boys and the thing that shocked us that most is that she said that Luke was quiet. Quiet!!!-are kidding? I would love to be fly on the wall in their classroom one day to see how they act and interact with the other kids.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a Happy New Year.

Special Note: I am writing this blog on my brand new laptop!!! Greg totally surprised me with a new computer. We've had the same computer from almost 10 years (yes, 10) and were passed due for a new one. However, due to our recent move from a cheap state to a much more expensive one, Greg having a laptop and myself having one at my old job, we hadn't gotten a new computer. But I now have an awesome computer and a great husband (he was great before, but even greater now). Thank you Greg/Santa.