Christmas Festivities

     I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. We have had a really fun month reading a new Christmas story each night and finding Hoho The Elf in a new place each morning. Hoho even joined us on our family vacation to Switzerland! How special is that?!? Here's what he's been up to the last month....

On Christmas Eve, he left a gift and special note for Connor. It read:

Dear Connor,

Today is my last day with you before I go back to the North Pole until next December. I have been watching you all month and telling Santa how you have been acting. I heard you say a few times that you really want a choo choo train. I'll be sure to tell Santa for you. I am leaving you a little present to open up after you eat all of your dinner. I love you and I can't wait to see you next December. Be a good boy because Santa is always watching.

Love,

Hoho 

     Since Connor wasn't allowed to open his gift from Hoho until after dinner, we kept him entertained for most of the day by letting him play in his very own trampoline from Aunt Mo and Uncle E-I (Levi). They came over to help us build it and see him play in it for the first time.

Thanks Aunt Mo and Uncle E-I!  It's pretty much his new favorite toy!

They also brought along a very special visitor.....

Connor loved talking with Santa and sitting on his lap. He asked him for a choo choo and made sure to touch his beard a couple times.

    After they left, Connor jumped on his trampoline until we eventually got him to take a nap. When he woke up he jumped some more, ate dinner, and then opened his gift from Hoho. He was so excited that we were finally letting him open his present! Inside was a book to read before bed {The Night Before Christmas}, pajamas for each of us, hot cocoa, and popcorn to eat while we watched movies. 

       He wanted to put his new jammies on as soon as he saw them, so I gave him a bath and then we drank hot cocoa. He loved drinking "coffee" out of his very own cup.  We watched a movie and then made cookies for Santa. I had originally planned on making homemade sugar cookies, but since I wasn't feeling well we made already prepared chocolate chip cookies and let Connor add sprinkles to them. They were easy and delicious!

We let Connor eat one out of Santa's stack of cookies.

     Connor slept in until 8:30 on Christmas morning, and that's because I woke him up! We went downstairs and the first thing Connor said was "Uh oh! Where did my cookies go?" He wasn't happy that Santa ate all of them and only left crumbs!

He was really happy when he saw that Santa left him a train. He said "Cool train!" and then started trying to open the box. {Mind you, he's 2! I have no idea where he learned to use the word cool!} We were able to convince him to wait and open it until we were halfway done opening presents. He got a lot of toys from us and Great Grandma Sunshine, clothes {including socks and underwear that made him really happy} from Memaw and Pepaw, and silver coins from Pappy and Omi.

Connor opening his presents.

My turn!

Daddy's turn!

    It took 3 hours for Connor to open up all of his presents. It wasn't because he got a ton of stuff, it was because he wanted to play with each toy as he opened it. By the end we started telling him we were going to open them if he didn't. lol.

Great Grandma Sunshine got him sticky ninjas that crawl down the wall. Both the boys were very entertained when we tried them.

Memaw and Pepaw got him this fun fishing game. Connor loved them so much he made sure to take a nap with all his fish and both fishing poles.

Santa made this little guy very happy this year!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! 

XOXO,

Jenn