Christmas Day

This was Matthew's first Christmas of understanding the concept of Santa Clause. It was great for us, because he got the concept, but not so much that he lost sleep over it! That being said, he did get up at his regular time of 6:00am, so we're in BIG trouble next year!

The best part of Christmas was, without a doubt, Matthew's sense of wonderment and absolute awe and amazement that Santa had come. To say it was magical sounds so cliche, but it's the only way to describe it. Totally wonderful is another.

Here he is finding the stockings that were empty when he left them.

Next, we went to see what Santa had left by the tree. The only thing Matthew asked for from Santa was a Hotwheels set that "dropped the car into a bowl." We're not sure where this idea came from, but it stuck with him. When it was left at the tree, his belief in the big red man was a sealed deal. As you can see, Rob is as excited as Matthew was. (Truth be told, he's just excited it worked after all the hard work the elves put into getting it together. After a bottle of Merlot).
Of course, Santa did not leave Sebastian gift-less. He's had his moments, but a lump of coal was not in the cards. He got a Wonderpets flyboat. Santa must have had some great elves to blow that one up. By herself. Without an airpump. Hot air jokes are not appreciated.
Since the kids are constantly fighting for our laptops, we thought they could get ones for each other.

Sebastian's from Matthew
And Matthew's from Sebastian
Now they fight over each others'.

The afternoon was spent with the Rob's family. Again, so much fun was had I neglected to take pictures. As always, we were all spoiled totally rotten and ate way too much. All in all, a fantastic Christmas!

Here's a picture showcasing that Matthew's "Tongue of Concentration" is, apparently, a hereditary trait.

Thank you for such a wonderful Christmas, family!