Saturday Nolan and I had a crazy busy day. In the morning we headed to base for a Hearts Apart Christmas party, the one the newspaper article referred to in my earlier post. The base did a phenomenal job and the volunteers were wonderful. We saw Jamie and Donovan briefly, but unfortunately there wasn't much for the young babies to do, so since it was his nap time they headed out when he fell asleep. It was still great to see them! There were a bunch of tables with different crafts on them, a huge tree with LOTS of presents and plenty of food. Nolan was very overwhelmed at first. We made a present for Daddy (which is when we were interviewed for the paper). By the time we found the table where we got to decorate cookies and then eat them Nolan was getting into it. Sadly I haven't done the "decorate cookies with Nolan" this season and I actually feel terrible about that, but we've been pretty busy. So this helped with my guilt. Nolan loved shaking the sprinkles on the cookie, but better than that, eating it (of course)! There were clowns who did a small magic show and then made balloons for the kids. Nolan chose a sword and loved it! Then we heard that Santa was arriving! Holy cow, all the way from the North Pole!!! Santa sat by the tree and would pick a child to come up, and Santa's helpers would then grab an age appropriate gift for the kids. It was great for Nolan to see all the kids get presents, he started getting into it and very excited. When Santa pointed at Nolan and chose him, Nolan was in total and utter awe. He stood next to Santa (with me right there) and Santa asked him some questions, like "Were you a good boy this year? What do you want for Christmas?" Nolan just stared at him with HUGE eyes (I helped him answer). Then Santa gave Nolan a present...cars with a race track and a ramp. I didn't think Nolan's eyes could get any bigger, but they did...they got HUGE!!!! He did finally talk to Santa by saying "Thank you, Santa!" Then he wanted to play with the cars RIGHT THEN. It was a good time to leave. I thought he'd fall asleep on the way home and I could open it while he napped...you know how those toys have a million wires attached? No suck luck. He stayed awake and so before his nap we opened them. He keeps saying, "Santa gave cars!" Then he'll think and come tell me, "Momma tell Santa truck. Tell Santa football." He's starting to get it!
Nolan getting a Christmas tree painted on his face:
His sword balloon (and case around his waist):
Here's Nolan at home with his present from Santa:
1 comment:
Oh the fun starts now. When they finally get the concept its "I want this and this and this and this" to infinity and beyond. Its like a broken record. Wow what a nice gift! You look fantastic Sam!
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