Jon's Christmas

 Jon's staff made up Christmas cards for Jon to give away this year.

Christmas Eve Jon joined us just in time to open gifts. He looked all around the room and never once covered his eyes. He looked at everyone and stared a bit longer at the one person he had never met before. Then sat down to open his gifts. We try to think of 'Jon type gifts' which are unique to him only:) A cardboard roll from wrapping paper with a few punched holes in it, a plastic bottle filled with shiny streamers and a book that has buttons to press for different tunes. And gloves and clothes..which he will enjoy later when he wears them but for now the other things meant more to him. Some of the gifts weren't what you would call age appropriate but who cares, they make him happy and that is what counts.

After he opened gifts he wanted to eat and when he discovered the perogies and cream gravy he gave me a big smile..that is all he wanted!!

Once everyone left he got changed into pj's and I tucked him into bed and prayed with him. Throughout the prayer he leaned his forehead against mine..aww:) He was too excited and didn't sleep well, he came to our bed every hour, poking me till I came to tuck him in again. In spite of not sleeping well he was up early and had a great day. We took him home late afternoon, I think he wasn't quite ready as he had hidden his backpack in the farthest corner of our bedroom closet:)
And that was our 2011 Christmas with Jon!