It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

When Ian goes down for a nap, one of three things generally happens. The smartest thing that could happen is that Melissa and I would take a nap to try to get a fraction of the energy necessary to keep up with out child’s recharging batteries. Usually I decide to go play video games, or work. But this day we decided it was time to get out the Christmas tree and set it up. And this is no three hour task. Furniture is moved, floors are vacuumed, gates are reoriented, dead Christmas tree lights are tossed aside and quickly replaced by energy efficient LEDs. So you can imagine Ian’s surprise when he awoke to find all of this work completed… he went upstairs leaving the old living room, he came downstairs to a slightly new world.

Ooooh, somebody’s still a little sleepy. See anything different kiddo? See this image larger.

“OVER THERE, MA!” See this image larger.

“I am as overjoyed as I am exhausted and surprised!” See this image larger.

“Hurray!” See this image larger.

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” See this image larger.

Ian checks the lights to make sure he shouldn’t say “Haht!” See this image larger.