Santa Claus apparently decided John was good enough for a visit

First of all, Merry Christmas! Santa was good to John this year, bringing him a bike and lots of Thomas the Tank Engine train stuff. Santa also brought some Bob the Builder toys that conveniently run on the Thomas train tracks, along with a Polar Express train and coach that also runs on the tracks. Santa brought Mom and Dad matching sinus infections. Needless to say, those holiday cards you're used to getting late? They'll be even later this year! No picture, either, as we completely forgot to have it taken in time. Yep, we've gone "low rent."

Christmas day was cold but clear, and so once our presents were opened we hit the road with the bike. We went down to Dodson's house, because Dodson also has a bike and we wanted to show Dodson that we had one too. We stayed fairly close to home, and John learned that he liked pedaling downhill much more than uphill, and he insisted on getting off and pushing the bike uphill. Also, when going fast, turning seems to be a little trouble for him. We'll get there, though.

John got lots of toys, but not as many as in previous years. A big THANK YOU to everyone who showed some restraint! This year wasn't nearly as overwhelming for him.

There's more to tell, like our potty training escapades, but that will have to wait a couple of days. On top of not feeling well, both Eric and Joyce have work deadlines for this week.