Christmas Morning

There are few things in life that are all they are cracked up to be, and totally worth the wait. For me as a parent, I'd say two of those things are childbirth and Christmas morning for your toddler. Hayden knew Christmas was coming and he needed to get some good sleep for Santa to come. So he actually slept in until 7:30 Christmas morning, which we couldn't believe! He came running in our room and said "Is Christmas mommy!! Wake up daddy, IS CHRISTMAS!!!". We headed downstairs to see what Santa had in store for us!

Hayden asked Santa for a baby truck, a monster truck and a football, so he was excited to see his requests were granted. We started with his stocking, which is fun at first but frustrating for little arms who can't reach all the way to the toes!

Once he was all done with the stocking, he set out to open presents, which is no quick task for a three-year-old. Everything he opened he wanted out of the box, out of the impossible packaging, batteries put in, and tested before he would move on to another. After all was said and done, it took him about two hours to open everything!

He is definitely a pro though, and had a blast opening everything and even cleaning up afterwards (see, he is my child!). After that we were starving so I whipped up a quick breakfast treat for us (layer of crescent rolls in an 8x8, 1/2 lb sausage browned, crumbled and drained mixed with a block of cream cheese, topped with shredded cheddar and another layer of crescent rolls, 20 minutes at 400 degrees) and we enjoyed a relaxing morning playing with toys, putting things together and watching new movies.

Christmas gets more and more fun with this little guy every year! Every holiday I'm a little more thankful that it's one more we get to spend as a whole family, and not missing Jay a half a world away.