christmas morn

Ledger excitedly ran into our room, 'There's presents under the tree!' he exclaimed!  Christmas day has begun! Diana and I pull ourselves out of bed, trying to mirror his excitement.  He is so pumped that it is actually pretty infectious.  Now that we are both up, we are all looking forward to the fun that is Christmas morn!  As has been our family's tradition, before we do any gifts we make a special breakfast: cinnamon rolls!  We really only make them on Christmas morning, so for Ledger it is what Christmas smells and tastes like.  We sit down, well as much as a wiggly Ledger is able, and have the delicious food, and then it's time to dig into the bounty under the tree.
We do it in our usual style: one of the gifts is opened and then we take time to play with it and enjoy it before we move on to the next one.  This gives us a chance to actually appreciate each gift and it spreads out the festivities till almost noon!  Gift after gift, Ledger was very excited and pleased with his loot.  This year Ledger had gone out and even picked out gifts for Diana and I too, so he could also be a part of the gift giving, not just the receiving.  For the first time in several years, Diana and I actually agreed to give each other something a little bit more than usual.  I had been looking for the past few weeks and found a few special things for her and she had gotten me some thoughtful gifts as well.  We figured that Ledger is old enough that we should try and instill in him the reality that Christmas is about more than just him getting gifts- other people get gifts too!
Finally, when the very last gift was opened, we exhaustedly took stock of everything and knew one thing above all else was true: it was time for a nap!  Diana and I slinked away to catch a little extra sleep while Ledger had a blast playing with his new stuff.  We knew we could rest easy having had another successful Christmas!
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