Merry Christmas!

At 5:19AM we hear a little voice call out, "Santa came!  He left a present in my room!  Can I get up now?"  We told Wm he could have the present in his room, but he had to lay back down until 6AM - we thought he'd go back to sleep.  Nope.  So we've been up since 5:19AM.  Wm is THRILLED with life, though!  So here is Part I of Xtreme Xmas 2011:

The haul before "Santa" went up to bed

Wm opening

GAMES!

There's candy in this here stocking!

Meet Tatanka the bison.  He is Wm's new pillow pet.  Santa left him in Wm's room with a note and a candy cane.  Wm LOVES Tatanka.  We had chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and Tatanka sat at the table with us. (If you're wondering why "Tatanka," another viewing of Dances with Wolves is in order.)

Wm is currently building his 4th lego set.  He is running on pure adrenaline.  We watched A Christmas Carol this morning.  Something I wish I didn't know: you have time to open Christmas presents, put together a bunch of lego sets, make and eat chocolate chip pancakes, take a horribly unrestful nap on the couch, and watch A Christmas Carol if you get up at 5:19AM. 

Part II of Xtreme Xmas 2011 coming soon...