Snow Factory

We got a little snow on Christmas so Daddy and Dex did some snow moving - Daddy would shovel the snow off the walkway...

and Dex would scoop it up, dump it on the lawn chair, and push it through the slots.

When I asked Dexter why he was doing that, I was informed that it was a snow factory.

Unbuilding Christmas Build-Up

Dexy spent some time on the day after Christmas putting away his advent calendar.

He looked at every little book as he put each back. We'll use it again next year.

Box Blocks Iterations

The morning after Christmas, Ben and I woke up to a whole new box blocks/railroad scene. It is the best gift Santa could have brought - not only did Dexter ask specifically for it but also it is completely silent and Dexter loves playing with it all by himself!

The Builders

Ben and Dex spent much of Christmas Day building.  Dexy loved his magnet car...

and Ben loved Dexy's lego car.

The Sifter

Santa must have really enjoyed those cookies that Dex made - he left Dexter a brand new sifter with a crank! With the right tools for the job, Dex won't have to use a spoon to push the flour through a sieve anymore.

Little Sheepherder

Dex handed out all the presents for unwrapping. He was able to read all the labels, even the one that was to "Hot Cowgirl" from "Prickly Cowboy". Not only did he read it but he knew it was for Mommy from Daddy (he's the one who calls Daddy's face "prickly"). When he came across another one for Mommy from Daddy and Dex, he said, "For Hot Cowgirl from Prickly Cowboy and...(thinking) and...(thinking)...Little Sheepherder!" It was so adorable that he gave himself an appropriately themed nickname.

Christmas Marathon

Dex, much like both his parents when they were children, was systematic about unwrapping his gifts - diligently reading the label,

thoroughly examining each gift,







and insisting on playing with some of them before moving on to unwrap the next. This process was periodically interrupted by a game of Mousetrap. Needless to say, the unwrapping of gifts took all day long. It was a joy to watch him.