This was our first year thinking about what O.K. would wake up to. I remember when I was a kid how magical it was to find the tree lit and presents underneath it on Christmas morning. So while Oscar may not totally get that this year, I wanted to make sure we at least practiced for future years. Here's our first attempt at creating a post-Santa Christmas morning tree.
How'd we do?
As we hoped, he noticed this first: a second-hand Kettler trike with a [very loud] bell.
And then, he noticed this: a wooden train set sent to him by his cousin, Grayson, and Uncle Dave. Though this shot is blurry it was the only one I got with his head still up. The rest of them looked like this:
head down, busy playing.
While he played, John and I had coffee and made some breakfast (blueberry pancakes). Since O.K. still had no idea what all the wrapped packages under the tree were, he remained content to play while we woke ourselves up a bit. But then, it was time for more presents.
Oscar started catching on that there were some pretty fun things underneath the colored paper.
Eager to get the ramp racer out of the package.
A favorite gift of Oscar's was a big Richard Scarry book all about cars and trucks and other things with wheels or wings or both. Such a BOY. But a boy who likes to read (or be read to), so I'm glad for that.
After more relaxing, some lunch, and a nap, we decided to go for a short walk. Oscar "rode" his new trike while John pushed (hooray for "parent handles"!). It was COLD, so we didn't last long.
We hopped in the car, stopped at the park for a short visit (so cold!), and then drove around searching for Christmas lights. When we got home, we made and enjoyed a favorite meal (baked chicken pasta with fontina and spinach, browned butter asparagus, and John's now-infamous toffee chocolate chip cookies), skyped with family at 514, and tossed O.K. into bed.
Happy second Christmas, Oscar!
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