Earlier today Oma and Opa came over to spend some time with us and open presents. It's really cute because Luke is really starting to figure out the present thing. He loves to open them-the bigger the better. He gets the biggest smile when he tears the paper open, while Olivia still prefers for them to be closed (although once opened she loves what's inside). It was a wonderful visit and heartwarming to see Luke and Olivia interact with Oma and Opa. Olivia took several toys to Opa, one toy at a time. Luke played with his keyboard and played with them in general.
Once Oma and Opa left and Luke and Olivia woke up from naps, we took them for a wagon ride around the neighborhood to see the lights. They LOVE to see the lights and we love to hear them talk about them. "Blue lights, red lights, Santa, man (snowman)". Sometimes Heidi the cat joins us on our walks, too. They are also excited when we get home and say "YeeYee's lights, Guke's lights." I will be sad once all of the lights are down, but we will look forward to more walks next year.
After dinner, our tradition is to let Luke and Olivia open one present each. This year, they ended up opening a joint present because it was the one they chose. It was a puzzle card set with the ABC, numbers and opposites. They were having so much fun playing with it they didn't want to start the nighttime routine. They ended up staying up until almost 8:30pm. Good thing Santa stays up later!
We are looking forward to tomorrow and especially to spending time together as a family with no rush to be anywhere. Can't wait to see their little faces in the morning! Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!
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