12.26.2007

pictures worth a thousand words

Collin has a thing for trains, especially Thomas the Tank Engine. Check out these fun pictures in succession as he opens his first ever Thomas the Tank Engine set for Christmas!
Libby helps Collin open his Thomas the Tank Engine Set. Right now Libby looks more excited about it than Collin does!

This one is my all-time favorite! Realization dawns. Don't you just love the expression on his face! Classic little boy Christmas excitement!

Collin lovingly caresses the box while Libby helps remove the final wrappings.

This one isn't Thomas-related, but I still loved it! Collin desperately wanted a Spiderman from Santa. At the ward Christmas party, he confidently asked Santa for a Spiderman and was rather dismayed when Santa only offered him a candy cane! We had to explain to a somewhat confused Collin that Santa doesn't actually have the presents ready until Christmas Eve. Here he proudly shows off his long-awaited Spiderman to Mom with Julia.

3 comments:

Megan said...

Search loves trains too. Luckliy for our budget, he doesn't prefer any of the Sodor friends over generic.

Jennifer said...

I love the expression on Collin's face in the second picture. It is so fun when kids are at the age to really enjoy Christmas. Unfortunately, for us all the kids have birthdays pilled up after Christmas.

aisha said...

The second picture is my favorite, too!

All of our kids except Julia have summer birthdays [June and July], plus Owen and I have our anniversary in August and our birthdays in August and September. Sometimes summers are such a birthday nightmare for me. I think Julia got the best deal-her birthday is several weeks before Christmas, so a) her birthday is isolated from everyone else and b) all the fun toys are already out!