Ben & Maddie's gifts from Santa this year were the wooden rocking horses that my Dad made for me and my brother for our first Christmas. I had them sitting out in front of the fireplace this morning when the kids got up. They looked at them, touched them, but neither wanted to ride.
A couple hours later, Ben climbed on and discovered he loved it. Maddie kept acting like she wanted to get on, then would refuse when you tried to help her on. Oh well. She'll warm up eventually.
Their other gifts included a bowling set and a train with a station -- no tracks -- that allows you to load stuff into the train car(from my brother), several books, toy cameras, a clock puzzle and magnetic animals. They played with each for awhile, then got distracted by something else.
Here's a pic of my brother, David, reading to Ben & Maddie this morning:
For Christmas Eve, we went to my aunt and uncle's house in Stillwater. We had a great time, especially the visit from Santa.
Ben was in awe when he saw Santa walk in the door...
And eventually sat on his lap....
Maddie didn't want to go anywhere near him, but she kept her eye on him the whole time.
But Ben & Maddie REALLY liked the marshmallow treats that Santa gave them (their first time having marshmallows)
Here are a bunch of misc pics from our night...
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