This year was a lot of fun with a 3 yr old and 20 month old. During the whole month of December we had little discusions with cyrus about christmas. At first he thought it was his birthday because he knew he was getting presents. We tried explaining to him that it's not only for him but for everyone. He didn't grasp the concept too well at first. Then one day we were in the car with grandma and we were asking him what he wanted for christmas. After saying a few toys he paused and asked "grandma, what do you want for wis-mas' I then thought that he had grasped the concept. But later he went on to say that he and grandma were having a birthday.
By the end of the month he knew that Christmas was for everyone and that it was a celebration for Jesus' birthday not his.
Cyrus has also always feared Santa. He loved him from far away or if he was an a screen or paper but when he got close he was always scared. Gabrielle on the other hand loved to see him and even waved and said "hi" everytime we passed him in a mall or anywhere. One weekend we were at Walmart and over the intercom they said that Santa was available for pictures. Seeing as though there was no one waiting we decided to give it a try. When it came down to it Cyrus was so excited to sit on his lap and tell him what he wanted for christmas. Gabi ended up screaming and clutching on to mommy. So we got a happy smiling Picture of Cyrus with Santa. Much better than years past.
When it finally came time for Christmas morning cyrus could not wait to run into the other room to see what santa had brought him. They had such a great time opening and playing with presents. Last year Cyrus didn't get the concept of opening a present and having to set it aside to open more. This year he kept asking for another one to open. Where Gabi was the one opening one and playing with it before opening any more. She would have been happy with just one.
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