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| indoor skydiving experience with all my brothers, but at the point this picture was taken, he had no idea why i had given him this toy... |
This year we woke up casually around 7AM and exchanged a few gifts with marcus' parents, but it sure didn't feel like christmas until we got to andrew and reachel's house and the little ones were in their christmas jammies with smiles on their faces. it seems christmas isn't christmas without kiddies.
we ate breakfast and visited a bit before andrew and reachel announced that today was the day they could unwrap the gifts under the tree! coco was giddy and because coco was excited levi was too.
once we started unwrapping, the kids opened a toy or two and then when andrew asked if coco wanted to open her next present, her simple reply was, "No."
she was thoroughly content with her homemade swing and levi was sitting pretty with a bottle of milk in hand. they had something they liked, and that was quite enough.
sometimes it takes the contentment of a child to teach us a lesson in simplicity.
(and sometimes it takes watching older siblings spend a lot of time and money on presents for little ones to realize that you're never buying your kids anything for at least the first few years...)
Hope your Christmas was lovely!
Send links to your recaps so I can see!
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Agreed. Kids must be present. I haven't recapped yet but I did get engaged on Christmas Eve:
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My cousins were really cute- building lego Star Wars models my mum gave them and ignoring all their fancy presents! x
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oh my goodness, where did you get that "thump thump" print? the nursing student in me neeeeds it.
but seriously, hope you guys had a great christmas!
love those pictures of Levi and Coco. I love their cute swing! You are right, kids make Christmas so much fun!
next year we are going to give them one present each and a gallon of milk.
I bought my boyfriend's son a $15 Angry Birds game that made him squeal with delight and jump up and down with excitement. Loved that far more then his brand new bike... It was a nice reminder to me that it's the thought that counts... :)
So true; my boyfriend bought his little brothers blow-up boxing gloves and fake moustaches and they immediately abandoned their new bikes, mp3 players, dvds etc. in order to play with his (much cheaper) tat!
Coco (who incidentally looks just like my cousin's little girl Jessica, who has the same mop of gorgeous dark curly hair) and Levi are just so cute!
christmas seems so much more magical with kids. i'm excited for that. love little coco and levi, and that indoor swing is rad! glad you had a merry christmas.
Looks like you had one great christmas :D
Haha I made a swing the other day as well and hung it in my university at a random spot. Cute pictures!
Love the THUMP THUMP heart-art!
I've recapped in the last several posts on my blog:) love the heart print!
I love ORK Posters! I bought one for my best friend for Christmas this year. :)
I still have to make mine but our presents are not open until the 6th! :)
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