Eli and Ezra have been eagerly awaiting Christmas since at least the week before Thanksgiving. It was intoxicating - it made them just a little bit crazy and it made us a lot crazy. By Christmas Eve, they were like little teapots jiggling as they came to a boil.
All is calm...because they weren't in here yet....
Do you think Ezra is the only 4-year old in America who received a real ladder, a real tool belt packed with mini-size real tools like an adjustable square, channel locks, and c-clamps? Santa made up with this untraditional-ness with the super-traditional train set for Eli.
Eli and Ezra were up at 5am. Forced to wait until at least 5:30.
The conquerors then left the vanquished field of gifts by 6:30 am - notice it is still dark!
But were all those gifts really necessary? They just want to fly to Mars. And all you need to fly to Mars is a rocket and that can easily be made with two chairs....
The boys flip the ignition sequence switches...
And communicate their success with mission control...
Happy New Year!!
