Our (Late) Christmas, Part II

The morning of the 28th was our late version of Christmas. The birth of Nina and Ian’s excitement of the morning made for a happy day indeed!

The bold general of a one-man unwrapping army surveys his battlefield, and envisions the wrapping paper carnage to follow. See this image larger.

Somewhere there’s a piggy bank in an unemployment line as a result of this robot. Welcome to Michigan! See this image larger.

Ian graduated from “mega” to “duplo” blocks… It seems like only yesterday he was facing backwards in his car seat. See this image larger.

Nina watches from the safety of her bouncy chair as packages are torn asunder. See this image larger.

Froggy towel approves of SuperWhy’s Super Duper Computer! See this image larger.

Daddy performs the “hip hip hooray” dance from SuperWhy. See this image larger.

Ian was mesmerized by the left-turn action of this light/aquarium. (Which he loved!) These fish turn left more than NASCAR drivers! See this image larger.

A stuffed animal puppy for Nina… “Lucky,” and boy is she! See this image larger.

His mouth is forming the “een” of Lightning McQueen. See this image larger.

His mouth is forming the “whyyyyyy” of SuperWhy. See this image larger.

I think everybody that saw these little trains fell in love with them. It wasn’t so much their scale as the number of features built into them given such a size. They chugged, whistled, hissed, and lit up! See this image larger.

The best Christmas gift ever, as held by Grandma Marcia. See this image larger.

The best Christmas gift ever, as held by Grampa Dave. See this image larger.

Mommy and the loves of her life. See this image larger.