We had Christmas on Christmas Eve at the Yohs. But we were missing Arturo, so we completed this mission on Christmas morning with stockings and breakfast. It was a wonderful time of sharing gifts, seeing what everyone got, and watching the excitement of little kids. (Theo was still working on being excited. I am sure it will be a different story next year!)
Madison and Ellie received Legos, a young scientist kit, Frozen stuff, night gowns, baby dolls, Elmo slippers, and a fun book, A Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak. It is a fun book; you can see it read aloud here. The science kit is pretty cool. It has kid size tweezers, a beaker, a flask, even big test tubes. It also has 10 cards with experiements. We already did “Shiny Pennies” (pennies get shiny in lemon juice, but not water) and “Dancing Raisins” (raisins float to the top of the beaker of clear soda pop). Still to come… The Volcano! (and many more). Ellie loves her Elmo slippers. The first day, she even slept in them! The dolls were a hit the next day especially. It was a quieter day, and they were busy taking care of their babies.
Madison was able to hold Theo.
And so was Jeremy.
Arturo came in late Wednesday night. So, we welcomed him on Christmas morning for breakfast and stockings. We got one final picture with everyone before Niki, Jason, and Theo departed on Christmas morning.
The girls said one final farewell. He even flashed them a smile!
It was (I think) a successful plane ride home! I can’t wait to see him again. It will be crazy how big he will be. While everyone went to the airport, we had quality time catching up with him and Jennifer.
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