On Christmas Eve, Max set out a sampling of cookies for Santa and left him a short but sweet note.
Christmas morning he was up before the sun, too excited to even try to sleep past 6am. The three of us made our way to the great room to see what goodies Santa delivered; we also read the very nice notes both Sweety the Elf and Santa left for Max.
Max is very patient when it comes to Christmas. He was willing to let both Chris and me have turns opening as well but we declined, let him go to town ripping open present after present. His biggest wish this year? A slide whistle. A $3 plastic slide whistle that his music teacher uses in class. It's all he asked Santa for! Thank goodness Santa came through.
After the gifts were opened we hosted our third annual "Christmas Brunch" with my parents and grandma. Then later that night a family Christmas dinner at my parents' house.
The day after Christmas we had a blizzard. Yes, literally. Now before you think we got dumped on with 15" of snow you must know that really it was 6 inches but with major winds so that equals a blizzard according to The Weather Channel.
It was perfect for the school break. Max actually got to use his sled for the first time in two winters! He took his friend, Esmé to Sycamore Creek's golf course for her first adventures on the "big hill" in the US. They were daredevils.
As of today the snow is still on the ground. Max loves it. Me, not as much. But hey, it's winter and it's Ohio so what can I expect?
On New Years Eve Max had the idea to have a "party" complete with sparkling apple juice, hats and noisemakers. He invited Kenleigh to join him for the fun; we went to Skateworld for their annual balloon drop skate, had pizza for dinner, made ice cream sundaes, played tons of board games, toasted in the new year and then finally at midnight watched the ball drop in Times Square. Those two never tired, not once. Chris and I on the other hand.... sleeeeeepy!
It was such a great holiday break! We (well, Chris and I) slept in, created puzzles, played with new toys, had friends over, ate great food, watched Christmas movies and just enjoyed our time. If only it could have lasted a few days more. January 2 was "back to school!" First time EVER Max uttered "I don't want to go to school!" He got over it quickly though. Phew! Cheers to 2013!
1 comment:
I love that Max asked for a slide whistle, so funny! Peyton asked for a shovel one year. Kinda funny the things they come up with! Looks like you had some great holidays! :)
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