I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas day!!
This felt like the first year that we REALLY did santa. Although Jordy was excited about santa last year, this year he seemed to really get caught up in the magic of it and asked lots of questions about him and the story of santa was more real and exciting for him- which makes it more exciting for us too!
Jordy wanted to write a letter to the reindeers, and we left out a plate of food for them in the front yard where Jordy thought there was more room for them to land and take off again.
We hung their santa sacks on the fireplace mantel and put out a few presents for family under the tree.
I had done my absolute best to wear them out during the day so that they would be in bed early. But Dad arriving that afternoon to stay got them all too excited to go to bed early! They kept at in until 8:30 when they finally ran out of energy. But even then Jordy lay in bed and kept nattering away until i reminded him that santa would not come until he was asleep. He was pretty insistant about wanting to get up and see santa when he came so i told him to listen out for the jingle bells and to look out the window if he heard them.
With kids finally asleep santa’s elves could set the spotlights up out the front and start assembling the trampoline. We got a massive 15ft one! cos it was actually cheaper than the 10 and 12ft ones and i figured i had plenty of room. But it only just fits on the driveway between the orange tree and the path down the side of the house. It took us 2hours to set up which i think was pretty good considering.
Santa sacks were filled, bikes were wrapped, cheesecake was eaten, and then time for bed.
Darcy woke first (he slept in with Tim and he settled quite well when he woke overnight so that was nice). So we had time for a quick breakfast while we waited for Jordy to wake. In the end we sent Darcy in to wake him up!
I had expected him to be all excited and up and out of bed to look at the presents, but instead Jordy got so upset that santa had been and gone! He had wanted to talk to the reindeer and ask them how they could take off and fly. (i now how the norad link!! too late! but i’ll show him that later). So we had to go outside and see if the reindeer had eaten their food, they had!! (actually, Bundy ate the apple! but i fed the radish and carrot to the chickens) and then he saw the trampoline
Time for a quick bounce and then inside for presents. He wanted to open the santa sacks first and so found the helicopters he has been asking for for months. (thanks Ebay, thanks Nardia!) Thankfully they were a big hit. BUT!! i committed the ultimate xmas sin by not checking the batteries. aaarrggghhhh!! And Jordy’s big cargo helicopter takes 3x C batteries. Who has C batteries!?!?!
Then onto the bikes. Darcy was straight on his, loading his fish into the cargo tray and trying to pedal around. Tim assembled Jordy’s bike, a two-wheeler with trainers, and Jordy is still insistant about needing to be pushed (lazy arse!) We are both convinced that Jordy won’t start pedaling on his own until Darcy does it and shows him up 
Then soooooo many other presents. Darcy loved his little wooden train with zoo animals, and Jordy liked the playdoh squeezy toy, glitter paint, and his cricket bat. We had a hard time getting them to open presents. They both just wanted to play with the toy they already had so in the end we left several presents unopened and just went and played.
We had a hit of cricket in the back yard and i just figured i’d chuck the ball a bit but Jordy was actually really good at it. I don’t remember playing cricket with him since being at Alf’s almost a year ago unless Tim has done it so i was a little bit surprised when he hit almost every ball (well, every one that i bowled half decent! i’m not Brett Lee). I like the photos i took as well cos you can actually see his eyes following the ball. 
A hurried breakfast, another quick jump on the trampoline, a little building with the wooden construction kit, some drawing with our new super Darcy-proof crayons (that have an amazing colour and i am really impressed with!) and then time to head to Nanny and Poppa’s for lunch.
Lots of family to play with and the elves had been crazy busy cos Nanny and Poppa’s xmas tree was overflowing with presents. With their older cousins setting an example the boys found their present opening mojo and Jordy was into more and more and more and when he ran out of presents he came looking for Darcy’s so he could open them as well!

Then they got into the water pistols. Darcy was a cheeky sod and just loved squirting everyone with a devilish grin on his face. A massive lunch and then into the pool. 
Darcy came home with me, fell asleep in the car and slept for two hours he was so exhausted! i had to wake him at 5pm cos i was afraid he would never sleep overnight if i let him go! Jordy stayed over with Tim and was up until 10pm he was so hyped.
Darcy then spent the afternoon playing with his farm and jungle animals. And the Thomas set! My god! They have never asked for a train set or seemed overly ‘into’ trains but Thomas has gotten a huge work out. I am actually going to have to go and buy another Thomas train for Darcy the same as the one that came with the set cos the fights are incredible!
Darcy actually woke last night and instead of asking for boob he asked for Thomas!
And as soon as they were out of bed they were straight back into the train set.
Mum and Dad arrived on Boxing Day and now it’s time for MORE presents. And i will have to come back to this update soon!