Merry Christmas!

The holiday season has been especially enjoyable this year. Joey is picking up on so much and really loves it. When we drive down a street and he sees Christmas lights he will point and scream at the top of his lungs “Kiss-mis Wites!” He will say “Merry Kiss-mis” on command. He loves Christmas movies, especially the Grinch, and he’s partial to the Jim Carey version. So much so, that we picked up a Grinch ornament for the tree for him this year. Joey is totally on board with all things Christmas this year, except for the actual Santa visit. He will point Santa out and say Santa, but wasn’t a fan of the big man in a red suit.

I was a little worried about how Joey would coexist with the Christmas tree this year, but I’m happy to report that he did wonderfully. I left the bulb ornaments off this year on purpose and strategically positioned “Joey approved” ornaments on the bottom and those that were too pretty for him to touch way up high. He loved walking around the tree pointing out ornaments and telling me what each of them is. He also enjoyed turning the lights on and off. Presents under the tree were quite interesting. The first present we put down, he tried to open. He understood rather well that he had to wait until Christmas and left them alone. He was right there every day to inspect if there were new presents under the tree though. It was funny, on Christmas morning, we had to tell him it was ok for him to open the presents. The excitement and surprise on his face was priceless.

Here are a few photos from Christmas morning for everyone to enjoy. It was super successful and we’re excited to see the changes the next year will bring.