Christmas 2013

Christmas time was great this year.  Noah didn't quite grasp the whole thing, but there were some things he really liked:
-seeing Christmas lights and decorations out and about
-colored Christmas lights on the tree-helped him to learn some colors
-getting cards in the mail
-snow (when there is no snow or too cold to go outside, he makes snow angels on the carpet)
-making xmas crafts and cookies
-playing with the nativity set-especially baby Jesus
-unwrapping gifts-last year, all he cared about was the wrapping paper and boxes.  This year, there was some interest in what was inside the boxes :)

On Christmas Eve, we made mom's traditionally pizza and watched a xmas show before bed.  He woke up early on xmas day and was a little grumpy.  He needed a little encouragement to open his gifts at first, and then he was into it.  We got him a doctor kit (which he quickly learned to say "heart" while using his stethoscope), some books, and some little trucks and trains.  We saved the train table for last.  Once he opened that, nothing else mattered.  It's been non-stop trains ever since.  All day long we hear "choo-choo, all aboard" and lots of "uh-oh's" when the trains come off the track.  It's very fun to watch him play with it.  Daddy likes it alot too.  In the afternoon, we went to Patti's for dinner.  He had a blast playing with all her pets, opening more cool gifts, seeing all her decorations and playing with all the kids.  It was a great day!