Christmas 2010 Part 2

We hurried home from Salina to begin our new tradition of Christmas with our little sunshine.  We didn't have time to make the cookies before bedtime like I had hoped but the neighbors were over before we even got out of our car with Christmas goodies so Santa enjoyed some of their cookies next to our fireplace, they were yummy! :) So yummy in fact that Jaxson cried when he had to leave them out for Santa!  Did not like the idea someone else was going to get HIS cookies and HIS milk.  We ended Christmas Eve with a fun bathtime full of Christmas carols and finger plays and Twas the Night Before Christmas.  Christmas morning was fun, Jason made us Christmas breakfast but unfortunately I woke up very sick and spent the rest of the day in bed. :(

 So sad!  Why does Santa get my cookies?

 Jaxson settled for a bite of one (and brushing his teeth a second time!) before going to bed.

 The minute Jaxson got up he yelled at us to pick him up out of his crib.  Then he asked to be put down right away and he ran as fast as he could...not to the presents, he passed them without a glance...to see if his cookies were still there!  Luckily Santa left some crumbs and he munched on them as he unwrapped his gifts. :)

 Checking to see if there are more gifts under the tree.

 His favorite gift happened to be a cheap little MagnaDoodle meant for 3 and older.  He draws pictures of planes, trains, boats, and trucks every single day and brings it to show us and asks us to erase it so he can start all over again.  Would have never guessed!

I thought this was just too cute!!!  All of his zoo animals lined up to get a drink and some fish from the pond.  I am so amazed by his little brain.  These past two weeks he has made huge gains in communication.  We are nearing an occasional sentence.  He counts up to 10 objects, not always with accurate one to one correspondence sometimes past 5 he recounts objects he's already counted, but has the ability to rote count to 10.  He is also getting more and more accurate with his color identification.  He listens and processes everything we say and after a few minutes will begin talking about it.  He amazes us and continues to be the best gift we could ever receive. :)