Waiting and Waiting

Dear Connor,

Merry Christmas! I have to give you serious props because you don't normally have a lot of impulse control but you showed extreme restraint this morning when it came to opening your Christmas gifts. Unsurprisingly, you reeeeeally wanted your presents, so you came into my room at 4:30am this morning and asked if you could go downstairs and open them. I said it was too early and that you had to go back to bed. You came in again at 5:30am and 6:30am. I gave you the same answer both times. On the dot, you came in at 7:30am and I said everyone else was still sleeping and we had to wait for Daddy, MuiMui and DiDi to wake up so that we could open presents together. At 8am, everyone was still asleep and you--close to defeat--collapsed face-down on the edge of my bed, sighed the heaviest sigh ever and asked, "Why is everyone sleeping so long???" I was so proud of you for waiting so patiently without whining or making noise--and felt so bad for how torturous all that waiting must have been--that I told you that you could pick one present and open it while the others were still sleeping. You flew down the stairs and brought back the biggest gift with your name on it. And the look of joy on your face when you saw your new Paw Patrol toys--that's why we do what we do :-)

Merry Christmas, sweetheart!

Love,
Mom

A Picture for Mama

Dear Connor,

You came home from school today with a picture you had drawn and said, "I made this picture for you because you earned it for being the best mama. I love you and I love your smile the most. I also like that you have polite manners." You can bet that made me flash one of those smiles you love so much :-)

Love,
Mom

Rich Heart

Dear Connor,

We found two quarters on the floor when we were in Dunkin Donuts today and you were sooooo excited about them! You held onto those quarters tightly and proudly and whenever we saw someone we knew, you immediately told them about your find. You were actually really sweet when deciding what to do with the money. When we went to the grocery store, you asked if you could use the quarters to pay for our groceries. And when you were talking about your quarters with the crossing guard and she told you to save it for college, you said, "I'm going to save it to buy toys for my kids." :-)

Love,
Mom

Soup for Santa

Dear Connor,

Tonight, you suggested that instead of leaving cookies for Santa this year, we should leave him veggies because they are healthier and soup because it is so cold outside. When I said that was a good idea, you shouted up to the ceiling, "You hear that, Santa? We're going to give you soup!"**

Love,
Mom

**You shouted up to the ceiling/North Pole because I told you that Santa is always watching and can hear what you say, haha!