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Here are the boys (and Kelly!) meeting Father Christmas at Trago in December 2014. Each of them got a little present and told him (apart from Coby) what they wanted for Christmas! Aaron asked for an Ambulance and Ben asked for a remote control Transformer! 😉

As Ben was getting excited for Christmas weeks before, so was Aaron. He didn’t really know what was going on again as he was still small but was very excited about the Christmas tree! 😉  He kept putting toys under it for the few weeks that it was up before Christmas Day, I suppose he thought it was presents!

On Christmas morning he didn’t wake up early like he normal does but slept in until 7am like Ben did, until I went in and woke them up. Once they were awake and saw the over-filled stockings brimming with presents, they were right on!! I picked Aaron out of his cot and he grabbed his stocking and dragged it into our room, along with Ben. We plonked him down on the bed with his stocking and he dived in, although he sometimes seemed more interested in what Ben had. Aaron opened a few presents then came across the first chocolate present, and that was that then!  He wouldn’t open anything else until he had dug in to his chocolate! 😉

Eventually, he finished opening them all and had some really nice stocking fillers and we then had to put them all back in and go downstairs to see if Father Christmas had arrived and left any presents behind for anyone! I think Aaron’s words when he walked through the door and saw the huge amount of presents were ‘Wowee!’  He had been saying this a lot at the time, especially when he saw any Christmas lights (which he loved!). Both boys tried to dive in but we got a drink first (and they both had some more chocolate!) and then we proceded to opening the presents.  We usually open one at a time but the boys had to open one each at the same time, which did actually speed things up! I think Aaron played with every toy that he opened and also tried to have a go at anything Ben had opened as well, so they both had great fun although there were a few tantrums!

Aaron ate all of his Christmas dinner as well as some starters of fruit, even though he had been chomping on sweets and chocolate all morning! Im not sure if he had his usual morning nap as it all went by in a bit of a blur, so he may or may not have! I don’t think he did as the excitement was probably too much for him to sleep! 😉

When we spoke to family online later on in the day, like Ben, Aaron tried to show as many of his new toys to them as possible (via Google Hangout) but he was getting tired and teasy at this point. The boys both went to bed at a decent time (must have been about 7:30pm) and actually slept very well during the night, so they must have been completely worn out by all the excitement of Christmas Day!

Some of the presents that Aaron had were a moving truck which made noises, Junior Tag and books, Mickey Mouse play set, a soft Mickey Mouse cuddly toy, a Fireman Sam magnetic drawing pad, some new clothes including pj’s, sweets and chocolate, toy helicopter, a magnetic and chalk easel (which was for both of them), a Pirate ship and castle (which was for both of them), a Spider-Man tent (which was for both of them, a Peppa Pig moving car, some new lego and blocks and much more! Thanks to everyone that bought him a present, he loves them all and plays with everything all of the time!

Here are some pictures from Christmas Day and the ‘Night Before Christmas’.

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Recently we went to Trago Mills and went on the North Pole Express to go and see Father Christmas.  This was the first time Ben and Aaron had see Father Christmas so they were both excited (moreso Ben as he knew what it was all about!).  Aaron was probably excited because he could see Ben getting very excited!

When we arrived at the ‘North Pole’ there was an Elf there to great us and Father Christmas was there to talk to all the children.  Aaron didn’t go up to the front with everyone else, but stayed being held by Kelly.  He did go and get a present from him though which turned out to be a hand puppet Duck, which Aaron liked!  We couldn’t get a photo of Aaron with Father Christmas as he wouldn’t let go of Kelly! 😉 But he seemed to enjoy his first visit to see Father Christmas.

Aaron had a great first Christmas with lots of presents from friends, family and Father Christmas!

The boys both had a small present on Christmas Eve which was some Christmas pyjamas to wear to bed which made them look very cute, especially Aaron.

Typically, Aaron and Ben decided to sleep on Christmas morning so I had to go in and wake Ben (at which point Aaron woke as well) to get them up.  Aaron seemed to enjoy opening his presents, although he was sometimes more interested in the wrapping paper! He got a good selection of clothes, toys and some little chocolates so thank you to everyone who gave him something!  As he was a good 7 months old, he was aware of what was going on, so he knew exactly what was happening!

He had his morning nap as normal (he was exhausted after all the excitement) and then ate all of his mushed up Roast Turkey.  He even had some grapefruit for starters and attempted to pull a cracker! The rest of the day he played with his new toys which included a lion ball bashing game and an electronic learning ball, whilst stopping for a nap at mid-afternoon.

He had a great 1st Christmas and enjoyed it all!

Here are some photographs –

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