Lance has really gotten into the Christmas spirit. He has enjoyed doing services for his family and helping with things around the house. He requests to turn on the Christmas music. He even says, "I have the Christmas spirit!"
This year, the boys drew names for gift giving. (So much simpler!) It was fun watching the kids today as they wrapped their presents. I wasn't prepared for Kyle's reaction. I thought we were just getting the wrapping job done. (I guess I needed to get in the Christmas spirit) We were in the room with the door closed behind us, ready to wrap Lance's gift when Kyle said,
"I want that monster truck! That's my monster truck!"
I told him that this is the gift he's wrapping to give to Lance. He completely didn't like that idea. So I explained (in my best 3 year old terms) that Christmas is about giving and, as a bonus, his brother wrapped a present for him. I waited. He seemed to understand and finally put the tape on. He actually really enjoyed the mechanics of taping. I was relieved that it didn't take too much more explanation (can't imagine what we would have gone through if we had to wrap one from him to each of his siblings!). Afterward, he proudly walked down the hallway past Lance with his beautifully wrapped gift and Lance said, "I wonder what's inside my present?"
Kyle answered simply, "It's a monster tru--"
"Ookay! Let's take it over here and put it under the tree!" I spoke as loudly as I could. Lance was good with my pleading him not to ask Kyle what's in there.
In later news of today's fun, Kyle is continuing to progress in toilet training. He gets an M&M each time he goes. Today he decided to find his own candy once the M&M's were gone. I found an almost all eaten candy bar sitting where the M&M's go. So I asked him if he had eaten it. He nodded his head with no remorse. I asked him where he found it. After he told me, I explained to him that he shouldn't take candy from other people and he needed to go ask Jace if he could have his candy bar. Jace was reading a book when Kyle asked him so sweet and innocently, "May I please have your candy bar?"
Jace looked at it, then went back to his book and said, "Sure now that you've already eaten four-fifths of it."
That's the Christmas spirit!
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