Spoiled!

Our first Christmas of the year started off at Grandpa and Grandma Schwartz's. And while I use the word spoiled, I think blessed is a better word. Both of our families have embraced Yiah with such love, and it comes out in the form of presents at Christmas! And while he did get a little Christmas in January last year, it was wonderful to have him home for his family Christmas this year!

Yedidiya really enjoyed the entire day, reading books with Grandma, playing with Grandpa, and looking at tractor, train, and badger videos on the computer with Aunt Kristen. When it came time for his gifts, you could tell it was a new idea to him. While he loved what was inside once they were open, I don't think he got the concept quite yet of opening the gift and that inside each one was another item for him. At times he was more focused on the last present, the box or some bows and ribbon. But it was a blast. By the end, he started figuring out to tear off the paper, but I think he was a little overwhelmed by the whole experience. I know that I was. Christmas lesson number one as a dad: The child's desire to have a toy right now is directly corresponding to the difficulty of getting that toy out of its packaging.

Christmas with a little one is so much more fun!