Sometime during the night, Santa stopped by to fill the stockings with goodies! 
Dylan started trying to get me up to open presents around 4 a.m. I managed to keep sending him back to bed until 8:00. Once we were all up, he volunteered to play Santa and pass out everyone's gifts. 
Once the presents were piled up, the kids waited for Mom to get the video camera ready, and then they tore into their piles. 
After the wrapping paper carnage ended, they gathered their gifts neatly to pose with this year's haul. Here is Dylan with his pile of goods. His favorite gifts were the rip-stik, the remote-controlled motorcycle, and especially the Guitar Hero game for his Nintendo DS.
Oh yes, and we must not forget the ring. Dylan has been begging to wear some of my rings these past few weeks. I told him he didn't want to wear my girly rings, but he said he didn't care, he just felt like wearing rings lately. To prevent mine from getting lost outside or at school, I got him his own ring for Christmas. He loves it. Dylan's birthstone is ruby and he likes the reddish color of the gemstones.
Jacob sitting with his presents. His favorites are the remote-controlled boat and new bedding. He was tired of the old Batman quilt from his pre-teen days. Jacob also got a very nice tie from Trisha, a sweet young lady he's been dating, so he's particularly fond of it (for obvious reasons).
And Sarah with her prizes: she loves the TV series Kyle XY, so she got seasons 1 and 2 on DVD; we both love the new TV series Vampire Diaries, so I got her a poster of the two vampire brothers from the show (whom we both think are very hot!); and her favorite is the new doll that makes adorable cooing sounds while sucking on a pacifier. Dylan got her the cute little ceramic puppy.
Finally, here are my gifts. Dylan gave me the beautiful green earrings, Jacob got me the Water Horse DVD, and Sarah gave me the Star Trek DVD. They know what I like!
Most of the day was spent playing with and enjoying their new gifts. Above, we have Jacob assembling his new boat, Sarah learning how to play the new Phase 10 Twist game, and Dylan playing Guitar Hero on DS. When Dylan didn't have the DS in his hand, he was racing the motorcycle around the house, terrorizing poor Diego! There was also a lot more foot-stompin' to the Dance Dance Revolution game.
Jacob and Sarah playing Phase 10 Twist.
At 3:00 we had an early turkey dinner. Jacob made us a peach pie for dessert later tonight. (So much for no starches or sugars!)
After dinner we drove over to Show Low Lake to see if there was any part of the lake unfrozen enough for Jacob to float his new boat on, but no such luck. He'll have to wait till warmer weather brings a thaw. It was 24 degrees outside while we were there. Brrrr!*
Below is a short video taken at the lake. The ice isn't strong enough to walk on yet, but it's pretty tough. Instead of skipping stones across the water, the boys (Dylan's friend Justin had joined us) skipped ice across the ice. It produces an eerie sound, almost like the sound of a boomerang. The camera didn't pick it up too well, but maybe you can hear it...
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A frozen lake? I have never seen one. I got nervous as the boys got close...I was afraid they would fall in under that ice. You sounded so calm...
My first experiece with a frozen lake was when Sarah was 2. Woodland Lake was thickly frozen, and I died a thousand deaths as Mark walked my baby girl onto the middle of the lake. Luckily it was quite solid.
Then last year Dylan fell through the ice on our neighborhood pond. It's only neck-deep, but when you're freezing cold it's hard to climb back up on the ice. Jacob was with him and felt pretty helpless.
By some miracle (for which I'm deeply grateful) Dylan got out (he can't remember how). He and Jacob learned an important lesson about hearing the voice of caution! They're much more careful now.
AH, THE VOICE OF CAUTION. LONG LIVE THE VOICE OF CAUTION! IS HE (OR SHE, MORE LIKELY!) RELATED TO THE VOICE OF REASON? I DON'T HEAR THAT ONE AS OFTEN...!
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