We continued our Christmas celebrations by going to the local fire station where they host a large model train every year. We enjoyed looking at the intricate details and moving parts.
The girls each got to open up one present on Christmas Eve. Lydia got a whistle to replace the one she broke a month ago. I never realized how well spent $2 could be. Her excitement was great and she was so proud that she could actually make it whistle (something she couldn't do with her old toy one).
Our little scientist wearing the safety goggles in the geode science kit she got:
Christmas Day was fun for everyone. We emphasized to Karina that she had to be grateful for every present, and she took it very seriously. Of course, that didn't stop her from wanting to rush through every package under the tree in her excitement and joy.
I managed to get a big smile from Nate with one of his presents. Who knew getting a gas can for the lawn mower could be so wonderful?
When Karina opened up a train set, Lydia immediately became obsessed with it, becoming especially enthused with two of the train cars, 'Percy' and 'Stephen', and the fun track, all from the Thomas the Tank Engine show. Lydia refused to open up any more presents the entire day. She stopped paying attention to what Karina and others were opening and getting. If we tried to distract her, she kept announcing she was busy and she continued playing with the snowy mountain train set. This continued on the 26th, though later on in the day, we managed to convince her to open up her other presents. A week later, she still wants to play with the train set first thing each morning, before breakfast. It's gotten so serious that we have taken to leaving the train tracks connected instead of taking them apart each night when we are cleaning up since it saves time in the morning when she wakes up and wants to play with them.
Two years ago when Karina was two, the same age Lydia is now, Karina also took two days to open her presents. I remember that Karina would open a gift and then be completely focused on it. After a couple hours of playing with the new item, she would finally be willing to open another present. I found it funny that at age 2, both of our girls took two days to open presents. I don't imagine it will happen to them ever again at any other age.
The girls had decided to dress like twins on Christmas Day. They were both Rapunzel with black cardigans. Karina often wants to dress like Lydia's twin.
Nate and the girls munch a little on their gingerbread houses each day. I am looking forward to throwing all three of the houses away on Friday night and hope there will still be a lot left to toss out. We leave for Disney World on Saturday morning and are all beyond excited!
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