Ephram was one of the first up... Mostly because Andy and I woke him up when we carted him from Grandpa Kovar's house to Grandpa Boyce's house in the wee hours of the morning. We'd had a long night of little sleep on a leaky air mattress. :) I think his fatigue shows in the pictures... but it didn't thwart his excitement. At first he looked at us incredulously, like he didn't understand why we were herding him over to a cluster of toys. Then, when we let him climb on top of his new zebra, started playing with his new puppets, and let him grab things out of his stocking... he quickly started playing. Santa brought him two puppets, several new books, his first Tonka truck and Hot Wheels car and a set of bath toys.
Then we waited for Charlie to wake up. Charlie was one of the last children to rise. In the meantime we had fun playing with Ephram and watching our nephews and niece make their own discovery.
Braxton was eager to show us his headlamp. It was really cool - and came in handy as it was still dark while he was going through his loot.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was the bottle of Dr. Pepper that was left for Evin. It came with a note that explained that Santa was delivering it on behalf of Steve Jobs. Two things everyone knows about my nephew: 1) Dr. Pepper is his favorite beverage and 2) Steve Jobs is his idol. To put it mildly, he was elated.
Finally, Charlie made his way down. He had been very specific in his requests to Santa this year. He must have been a good kid, because nearly all of his requests were met. He got the skateboard that he had been begging for, as well as a helmet and pads to go with it. His stocking brought him the crayons, rocket balloons, silly bands, and other things that he was excited to see. He got two puppets as well... and he and Ephram have fun playing with them! He also got a headlamp just like his cousin's.
I think Charlie was the last one to wake, so once he was done we all started to prepare to open the rest of the gifts under the tree...
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